It is not equivalent. Ecosystems take many years to develop and often host unique species that don’t just pack up their bags and move where we want them to. Wh

It is not equivalent. Ecosystems take many years to develop and often host unique species that don’t just pack up their bags and move where we want them to. When habitat is lost, extinction occurs— maybe not all at once, and maybe not species that we know of, but habitat loss contributes significantly to extinction.