[R-sig-eco] R-sig-ecology Digest, Vol 85, Issue 18

[Isidore Amahowe]

This course sounds very interesting for a got a dataset on occurence on a
plant species over all the Benin country in the framework of my PhD. How
can i do to have opportunity to attend this course? contact and funding ?
etc..

On 28 April 2015 at 11:00, <r-sig-ecology-request at r-project.org> wrote:

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>    1. Introductory course on Ecological Niche Modelling
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> Subject: [R-sig-eco] Introductory course on Ecological Niche Modelling
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> *INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING*
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> 6-10 July 2015
> Observat? Astron?o Prof. Manuel de Barros
> Alameda do Monte da Virgem, Vila Nova de Gaia
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> Do you want to know what is an Ecological Niche Model and how to calculate
> it? This course will teach you the base theory of ecological niche
> modelling and its main methodologies. By the end of this 5-day practical
> course, you will have the capacity to perform ecological niche models and
> understand their results. You will be able to choose and apply the correct
> methodology depending in the aim of your study and type of datasets.
>
> This course is orientated to PhD and MSc students, as well as other
> students and researchers working on biogeography, spatial ecology, or
> related disciplines. Participants will receive a diploma of course
> attendance, copies of presentations and materials used, one selection of
> the most relevant articles on Ecological Niche Modelling, and a copy of
> programs and other tools used in the course.
>
> The course will be mainly practical, with some theoretical lectures.
> Students will use two modelling programs: ModEco (http://gis.ucmerced.edu/
> ModEco/ <http://gis.ucmerced.edu/ModEco/>) and R, the free software
> environment for statistical computing and graphics (
> http://www.r-project.org/). Students will learn to use modelling
> algorithms
> like Maxent and ENFA, and R packages for computing ENMs like dismo and
> biomod2. Also, students will learn to compare different ecological niche
> models by ENMTools (http://enmtools.blogspot.pt/) .
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> *Recommended Background*
> Basic knowledge in Geographical Information Systems and R statistical
> package is necessary.
>
> *Course Format*
> The first course day will be mainly theoretical. The following days will be
> mainly practical with some short theoretical presentations. The course will
> be lectured in English.
>
> *Lecturer*
> Neftal?illero
> Centro de Investiga? em Ci?ias Geo-Espaciais (CICGE), Faculdade de
> Ci?ias, Universidade do Porto
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> *Course Information and Registration*
> Only 24 inscriptions!
> *The registration fee is 120 EURO*.
> Students must bring their own laptops!
>
> Dates: 6-10 July 2015.
> Venue: Observat? Astron?o Prof. Manuel de Barros, Alameda do Monte da
> Virgem, Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal).
> https://goo.gl/maps/Xaxfe
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> *More information in*:
> https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Introduction-to-
> Ecological-Niche-Modelling/ 359229247606906
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> https://sites.google.com/site/ neftalisillero/Home/enm-course
> <https://sites.google.com/site/neftalisillero/Home/enm-course>
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> CICGE: Centro de Investiga? em Ci?ias Geo-Espaciais
> Faculdade de Ci?ias da Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
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> Observat? Astron?o Prof. Manuel de Barros
> Alameda do Monte da Virgem, 4430-146
> Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
> Tel:  +351 22 786 12 90
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 Isidore

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