Co-evolution of network structure and consumer inequality in a spatially explicit model of energetic resource acquisition

Energetic resources in ecological and social-ecological systems are distributed through complex networks, which co-evolve with the system consumers to move from points of origin those end use. Past research has focussed on effects spatiotemporal resource heterogeneity ecosystems society, or socioeconomic drivers inequality, less attention interactions between network structure population-level outcomes. Here, we develop a spatially explicit, stock-flow consistent agent-based model generic building crossing links resources, explore co-evolution emergent inequality consumers’ reserves across three distinct landscapes. We show that consumer initially decreased during expansion, then increased rapidly as reached more stable state. The spatial distribution each landscapes constrained structures could emerge, therefore specific rates timings these dynamics. This work demonstrates use energetically modelling understand possible relationships among set connects them population, population. can provide theoretical underpinning informing further better causes observed systems.