June 26 - 30, 2004
Saturday to Wednesday
Seattle, Washington, USA

 

 

Session:

LBP - Late Breaking Papers

Title:

A Correlated Fitness Landscape Describes Growth in Experimental Microbial Ecosystems: Initial Results

   

Authors:

Frederik P.J. Vecasteele
Thomas F. Hess
Ronald L. Crawford

   

Abstract:

This paper describes experimental tests of the biological notion that correlated fitness landscapes underlie the functioning of ecosystems. We have demonstrated that a correlated fitness landscape topology describes overall growth in microbial ecosystems as a function of species composition. This confirms the intuitive notion that the more similar the structures of ecosystems are, the more similar their functions will be. These methods and results provide opportunities for better understanding how ecosystems function. They also provide a rationale for using evolutionary computation in optimizing microbial ecosystems.

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