The development of agriculture has had a positive effect on humans as it helped us increase our population size and develop complex societies. Has the development of agriculture had an equally positive effect on other species in our environment?

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As humans began to cultivate large areas of land for a single crop, it reduced the diversity of the environment that other species relied on for survival. This reduction in environmental complexity can have negative impacts on other species, resulting in a decline in their population size. Therefore, the development of agriculture has not had an equally positive effect on other species in our environment.

The Development of Agriculture Has Had a Positive Effect on Humans