Editing Ecosystem engineer (section)

== Controversy ==
There is controversy around the usage of the term "ecosystem engineer" to classify a species, as it can be perceived as a "buzzword" to the ecological science community. The use of the term "ecosystem engineering" might suggest that the species was intentionally and consciously modifying its environment.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Power|first=Mary E.|date=1997-07-01|title=Ecosystem engineering by organisms: why semantics matters Reply from M. Power|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534797810208|journal=Trends in Ecology & Evolution|language=en|volume=12|issue=7|pages=275–276|doi=10.1016/S0169-5347(97)81020-8|pmid=21238069 |bibcode=1997TEcoE..12..275P |issn=0169-5347|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Another argument postulates that the ubiquity of ecosystem engineers translates to all species being ecosystem engineers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Reichman|first1=O. J|last2=Seabloom|first2=Eric W|date=2002-07-01|title=Ecosystem engineering: a trivialized concept?: Response from Reichman and Seabloom|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534702025120|journal=Trends in Ecology & Evolution|language=en|volume=17|issue=7|pages=308|doi=10.1016/S0169-5347(02)02512-0|bibcode=2002TEcoE..17..308R |issn=0169-5347|url-access=subscription}}</ref> This would invite more ecological research to be done to delve into the classification of an ecosystem engineer.<ref name=":04"/> The generality and the specifications of identifying an ecosystem engineer has been the root of the controversy, and now more research is being conducted to definitively classify and categorize species based on their impact as an ecosystem engineer.<ref name=":04"/>