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View SchemaThe species-area relationship and evolution
| Authors | Daniel Lawson, Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0412024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0412024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.12.018 |
| Journal | Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2006, vol 241:590-600 |
Abstract
Models relating to the Species-Area curve are usually defined at the species level, and concerned only with ecological timescales. We examine an individual-based model of co-evolution on a spatial lattice based on the Tangled Nature model, and show that reproduction, mutation and dispersion by diffusion in an interacting system produces power-law Species-Area Relations as observed in ecological measurements at medium scales. We find that co-evolutionary habitats form, allowing high diversity levels in a spatially homogenous system, and these are maintained for exponentially increasing time when increasing system size.
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