orignal paper: Species survival and evolutionary stability in sustainable habitats

th Werner G () and Robert J. Aumann
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th Werner G: Humboldt-University of Berlin, Department of Economics, Institute for Economic Theory III, Spandauer Stra, e 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany (e-mail: gueth@wiwi.hu-berlin.de

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2000, vol. 10, issue 4, pages 437-447

Abstract: Whoever exists belongs to a species, which did not become extinct, has a (geno-)type, which should be well adjusted, and lives in a habitat which has been sustainable for a long time. We do not only analyze interspecies competition and the conditions for species survival, but also intraspecies competition of (geno-)types as in evolutionary biology and game theory. Survival in inter- and intraspecies competition together with sustainability define ecological stability, a concept which we illustrate by an example of solitary and social grazers who compete for food supply and who are endangered by the same predators. Although our approach is inspired by empirical evidence, no systematic attempt is made to apply it to some specific ecology.

Keywords: Ecological; stability; -; Species; survival; -; Inter-; and; intraspecies; competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C70 C72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-08-01
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