Fig. 3: Impact of the length of time during which abiotic influx of environmental substances is set to zero.
From: The evolution of biogeochemical recycling by persistence-based selection
Left column shows the results of a single simulation within which this shut-off event is 100 generations, right column one within which it is 150 generations. Panels A–D are equivalent to Fig. 2, showing genotypic composition and fluxes. E, F show the cycling ratios of both environmental substances, G, H the net level of these substances in the system. Shut-off length is the only difference between the two simulations, producer cost is uniformly \({\kappa }_{{prod}}=0.01\).
