Emergent Dynamics Validation

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With 8 species, run 10,000-tick simulations documenting which interaction chains emerge without being coded:

• Wolf-deer predation with population oscillations
• Trophic cascade: wolves reduce deer → grass recovers → wildflowers bloom
• Songbird-butterfly predation reducing pollination rates
• Mushroom decomposition accelerating soil recovery after death events
• Cross-trophic competition: songbirds and butterflies competing for fruiting flowers
• Thermal range exclusions in extreme biome settings

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⏸️ Shelved — deferred until after the distributed engine scalability work is complete. The emergent dynamics validation (10,000-tick sims with all 8 species) will be more meaningful once the engine can scale beyond a single instance.