Multivariate analysis of ecological communities in R with the VEGAN package (VGNR01)
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-marxan-mrxn01/ Instructors: Jenniffer McGowan When: 5th - 9th March 2018 Where: Margam discovery centre, Loch Lomond Intended Audience: Students, academics and primary investigators in spatial ecology and management and environmental professionals in government and industry. Course Overview: Marxan (Ian Ball and Hugh Possingham, 2000) is a software program used to support the design of marine and terrestrial reserves. Marxan is now used by over 6000 people in 150 countries, making it the most the most widely used conservation planning tool in the world. In simple terms, Marxan analyzes scientific and geographic data to help users allocate space in ways that maximize values such as biodiversity, land value, cultural significance, and economic productivity whilst minimizing cost. This hands- on course will provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to use Marxan in a conservation planning exercise. The following topics will be covered in the course: 1) Key concepts in systematic conservation planning 2) Problem definition 3) Creation of planning units and using geospatial data 4) Creating the essential Marxan input files 5) Parameter setting in Marxan 6) Understanding and interpreting Marxan results 7) Post-hoc evaluation and performance metrics 8) Advanced topics: Introduction to Marxan with Zones, Marxan with Connectivity, and Marxan with Probability Course syllabus: Monday 5th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00 Participant Introductions Introduction to systematic conservation planning and decision support tools Activity: Planning a reserve system by hand Introduction to Marxan and the case study Activity: Input file creation using GIS Tuesday 6th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00 Case study application (finish creating input files) Introduction to Zonae Cogito Activity: Parameter calibration and generating outputs Data chat: common issues Real world examples Wednesday 7th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00 Finalise case study and Discussion Introduction to Advanced Marxan Topics Activity: Post Hoc Evaluation; Protection Equality and Percentage Gap Data chat: Costs Thursday 8th – Classes from 09:00 to 17:00 Activity: Marxan with Zones and Marxan with Connectivity toy problems (pending) Beyond Marxan- other tools used in Decision Science for Conservation Participant’s present their projects or ideas for a Marxan problem Discussion Friday 9th – Classes from 09:00 to 16:00 Continue with participant presentations (if needed) Final discussions The future of Marxan and its relatives If you have any questions please feel free to email [email protected] or visit www.prstatistics.com Upcoming courses for 2017/2018 below ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING USING R #ENMR 16th – 20th October 2017, Scotland, Dr. Neftali Sillero http://www.prstatistics.com/course/ecological-niche-modelling-using-r- enmr01/ 2. REPRODUCIBLE DATA SCIENCE FOR POPULATION GENETICS #RDPG 23rd – 27th October 2017, Wales, Dr. Thibaut Jombart, Zhian Kavar https://www.prstatistics.com/course/reproducible-data-science-for- population-genetics-rdpg01/ 3. STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS USING R #SEMR 23rd – 27th October 2017, Wales, Prof Jarrett Byrnes, Dr. Jon Lefcheck http://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for- ecologists-and-evolutionary-biologists-semr01/ 4. LANDSCAPE (POPULATION) GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R #LNDG 6th – 10th November 2017, Wales, Prof. Rodney Dyer http://www.prstatistics.com/course/landscape-genetic-data-analysis-using-r- lndg02/ 5. APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS #ABME 20th - 25th November 2017, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists- epidemiologists-abme03/ 6. ADVANCING IN STATISTICAL MODELLING USING R #ADVR 11th – 15th December 2017, Wales, Dr. Luc Bussiere, Dr. Tom Houslay, Dr. Ane Timenes Laugen, http://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r- advr07/ 7. INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODELLING #IBHM 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2018, Scotland, Dr. Andrew Parnell http://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-bayesian-hierarchical- modelling-using-r-ibhm02/ 8. PHYLOGENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R (TBC) #PHYL 28th Jan – Feb 2nd 2018 Dr. Emmanuel Paradis https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-phylogenetic-analysis- with-r-phyg-phyl02/ 9. ANIMAL MOVEMENT ECOLOGY #ANME 19th – 23rd February 2018, Wales, Dr Luca Borger, Dr. John Fieberg 10. GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS USING R #GMMR 19th – 23rd February 2018, Scotland, Prof. Dean Adams, Prof. Michael Collyer, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou http://www.prstatistics.com/course/geometric-morphometrics-using-r-gmmr01/ 11. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY FROM ORGANISM TO ECOSYSTEM: THEORY AND COMPUTATION #FEER 5th – 9th March 2018, Scotland, Dr. Francesco de Bello, Dr. Lars Götzenberger, Dr. Carlos Carmona http://www.prstatistics.com/course/functional-ecology-from-organism-to- ecosystem-theory-and-computation-feer01/ 12. SPATIAL PRIORITIZATION USING MARXAN 5th - 9th March 2018, Wales, Jennifer McGowan https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-marxan-mrxn01/ 13. ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING USING R #ENMR 12th - 16th March 2018, Scotland, Dr. Neftali Sillero http://www.prstatistics.com/course/ecological-niche-modelling-using-r- enmr02/ 14. MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES USING THE VEGAN PACKAGE #VGNR 23rd – 27th April 2018, Scotland, Dr. Peter Solymos, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet https://www.prstatistics.com/course/multivariate-analysis-of-ecological- communities-in-r-with-the-vegan-package-vgnr01/ 15. NETWORK ANAYLSIS FOR ECOLOGISTS USING R #NTWA 9th – 13th April 2018, Scotland, Dr. Marco Scotti https://www.prstatistics.com/course/network-analysis-ecologists-ntwa02/ 16. QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHIC ECOLOGY: MODELING GENOMES, NICHES, AND COMMUNITIES 30th April – 4th May 2018, Scotland, Dr. Dan Warren, Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick 17. INTRODUCTION TO MIXED MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS #IMMR 28th May – 1st June 2018, Canada, Prof Subhash Lele, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet 18. MODEL BASE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ABUNDANCE DATA USING R #MBMV0 8th – 12th July 2018, Prof David Warton https://www.prstatistics.com/course/model-base-multivariate-analysis-of- abundance-data-using-r-mbmv02/ 19. ADVANCES IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R #MVSP Prof. Pierre Legendre, Dr. Olivier Gauthier - Date and location to be confirmed 20. STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR #SIMM Dr. Andrew Parnell, Dr. Andrew Jackson – Date and location to be confirmed 21. MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL ECOLOGICAL DATA #MASE Prof. Subhash Lele, Dr. Peter Solymos - Date and location to be confirmed 22. TIME SERIES MODELS FOR ECOLOGISTS USING R (JUNE 2017 #TSME Dr. Andrew Parnell - Date and location to be confirmed 23. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R #METR Prof. Jason Matthiopoulos – Date and location to be confirmed 24. META-ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES #METR Prof. Julia Koricheva, Prof. Elena Kulinskaya – Date and location to be c -- Oliver Hooker PhD. PR statistics 2017 publications - Ecosystem size predicts eco-morphological variability in post-glacial diversification. Ecology and Evolution. In press. The physiological costs of prey switching reinforce foraging specialization. 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