Fig. 7: Average Integrated Information between the species and the environment at the single species level.
From: Information dynamics and the emergence of high-order individuality in ecosystems
The improved measure ΦR is positive across the different values of mutation rates. This implies the species and the environment jointly co-evolve. This integration peaks in the transition region close to the error threshold. The lines show the ensemble average values of the measures calculated from 10,000 simulations of the Tangled Nature Model, using the standard parameters described in the methods. The standard deviation of measures from the mean is shown using the error bands around the lines.
