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Ecological agency

Causation & process

The capacity of an organism to act as a causal agent within and upon its environment through its behavior, movement, interactions with other organisms, and modification of physical or biological conditions. The exercise of ecological agency is enabled or constrained by opportunities and impediments presented by the environment.
Walsh, D. M. (2015). Organisms, Agency, and Evolution. Cambridge University Press.
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