Signatures of adaptive self-organization detected in swidden societies worldwide
Sean S. Downey, Denis Tverskoi, Shane A. Scaggs, Xinyi Wu, Zaarah Syed, Jensan Lebowitz, Rongjun Qin, Stefan Thurner A
The paper detects power-law signatures of adaptive self-organization in swidden societies using remote sensing data and proposes a model explaining sustainable land-use patterns.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2025 · PreprintEcology