Functional ecology from organism to ecosystem: theory and computation (FEER01)
Delivered by Dr. Francesco de Bello, Dr. Lars Götzenberger, Dr. Carlos Carmona https://www.prstatistics.com/course/functional-ecology-from-organism-to- ecosystem-theory-and-computation-feer01/ This course will run from 5th March 2018 - 9th March 2018 at SCENE field station, Loch Lomond, Glasgow. The course will describe different aspects and methods of functional ecology, from organisms to ecosystems, combining theoretical lessons with hands-on real data. Lectures will cover general aspects of functional ecology, including definitions, measurements and different applications of functional traits. They will include analysis of traits at organismal, community and ecosystem levels, including relationships to ecosystem function and ecological services, and use examples from land use change, climate change, and multi-trophic interactions. An overview of existing computational methods, including recent developments authored by the lecturers, will be provided during the course and the students will learn how to apply them using functions and scripts run in R. Students are welcome to apply these tools to their own data, or use the data provided, to be analysed during the course while benefiting from advise by the lecturers. The aim of the course is to provide participants with a handy synthesis of existing concepts, tools and trends in functional ecology and guide them to apply these tools to their own field of interest. As the field of functional ecology is rapidly expanding, participants will be ready to exploit the potential of the main trait approaches. Course content is as follows Day 1 • People’s traits game • Introduction to functional ecology and key definitions • Environmental filtering and related community metrics • Overview on functional trait community metrics • Practical with ‘community weighted mean’ and solution to potential biases Day 2 • Species level analyses • Missing values and trait databases • Functional diversity indices (alpha, beta and gamma diversity) • Practical with functional diversity indices Day 3 • Trait evolution and the relevance of phylogenetic distance between species • Phylogenetic corrections • Combining functional and trait information • Practical on phylogeny and traits Day 4 • Community assembly: theory • Community assembly: from species to community level analyses • Null-models • Practical on community assembly Day 5 • Effects of traits on ecosystem processes and services • The trait sampling game • Intraspecific trait variability: biological relevance and quantification • Practical on intraspecific trait variability Please email any inquiries to [email protected] or visit our website www.prstatistics.com Please feel free to distribute this material anywhere you feel is suitable PRstatistics upcoming courses - email for details [email protected] for details 1. 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