SFI Working Paper Abstract
1997
| Title: | Criticality and Scaling in Evolutionary Ecology |
| Author(s): | Ricard V. Solé, Suzanna C. Manrubia, Michael Benton, Stuart A. Kauffman, and Per Bak |
| Files: | [postscript] |
| Paper #: | 97-12-086 |
| Abstract: | Complex, fractal structures are widespread in ecological systems and in some characteristic features of evolutionary processes. The origin of such patterns in terms of their dynamics is a challenging problem. A theory for these phenomena might have important implications in issues like the process of extinction and diversification or in understanding how predictable are complex biosystems. |