An individual-based evolving predator-prey ecosystem simulation using a fuzzy cognitive map as the behavior model

摘要

An innovative approach to individual-based predator-prey behavior by a fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) is presented in this paper. The authors hint that "our system is the only one that allows the modeling of links between behavior patterns and speciation," based on individuals and not on the traditional environmental approach. There is no doubt that this approach is powerful. It has a great potential to influence future ecosystem studies. However, the presented results, self-described as "very promising," are based on hypothetical data; the real data may be hard, if not impossible, to obtain.