It is a two-dimensional version of the famous model by Watson and Lovelock (1983). It is equipped with a generic algorithm, that makes a genetic recombination at each daisy generation.
The Daisyworld model was invented to demonstrate that global regulation can emerge automatically from physically realistic feedback between life and its environment, in answer to the criticism that it demands foresight or planning on the part of unconscious organisms.
A more detailed description will be available soon. A system dynamics version is also available, in the VenSim format.
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