Unfortunately, once communities start out segregated, they stay segregated.
Conversely, if you mix two fluids which have a segregating force, you don't expect them to stay mixed. Intrinsic properties of the fluids drive the level of segregation - anything else is just temporary.
But maybe I'm just a physicist overreaching beyond my field. Why do you believe initial condition is important?
[edit: simulations posted elsewhere in the thread agree with this: http://ncase.me/polygons/ ]