### p11 agriculture is a form of ecosystem engineering > domestication and agriculture arose in the context of broad-based systematic human efforts at modifying local environments and biotic communities to encourage plant and animal resources of economic interest, a practice that has been characterized as human niche construction or ecosystem engineering useful for the [[GeneE]] universe. Also #articleseed to learn more about this concept. [[Newsletter Ideas]] - could explore more about human niche construction/ecosystem engineering. - [[The Origins of Agriculture in the Near East#p11 agriculture is a form of ecosystem engineering|View in Vault]]