[R-sig-eco] CANADA course on Stable Isotope Data Analysis Stable Isotope Mixing Models using SIAR, SIBER and MixSIAR - Andrew Jackson Andrew Parnell

Fri Oct 27 14:24:10 CEST 2017

Stable Isotope Mixing Models using SIAR, MixSIAR and SIBER (SIMM04)

Delivered by Dr. Andrew Parnell and Dr. Andrew Jackson

http://www.prstatistics.com/course/stable-isotope-mixing-models-using-r-simm04/

This 4 day course will run from 28th - 31st May 2018 at Orford Musique, 
Orford, Quebec, Canada.

This course will cover the concepts, technical background and use of 
stable isotope mixing models (SIMMs) with a particular focus on running 
them in R. This course will cover the concepts, technical background and 
use of stable isotope mixing models (SIMMs) with a particular focus on 
running them in R. Recently SIMMs have become a very popular tool for 
quantifying food webs and thus the diet of predators and prey in an 
ecosystem.

Starting with only basic understanding of statistical models, we will 
cover the do’s and don’ts of using SIMMs with a particular focus on 
the widely used package SIAR and the new, more advanced MixSIAR. 
Participants will be taught some of the advanced features of these 
packages, which will enable them to produce a richer class of output, 
and are encouraged to bring their own data sets and problems to study 
during the round-table discussions.

Course content is as follows

Monday 28th
Basic concepts.
Module 1: Introduction; why use a SIMM?
Module 2: An introduction to bayesian statistics.
Module 3: Differences between regression models and SIMMs.
Practical: Revision on using R to load data, create plots and fit 
statistical models.
Round table discussion: Understanding the output from a Bayesian model.

Tuesday 29th
Understanding and using SIAR.
Module 4: Do’s and Don’ts of using SIAR.
Module 5: The statistical model behind SIAR.
Practical: Using SIAR for real-world data sets; reporting output; 
creating richer summaries and plots.
Round table discussion: Issues when using simple SIMMs.

Wednesday 30th
SIBER and MixSIAR.
Module 6: Creating and understanding Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses 
(SIBER).
Module 7: What are the differences between SIAR and MixSIAR?
Practical: Using MixSIAR on real world data sets; benefits over SIAR.
Round table discussion: When to use which type of SIMM.

Thursday 31st
Advanced SIMMs.
Module 8: Using MixSIAR for complex data sets: time series and mixed 
effects models.
Module 9: Source grouping: when and how?
Module 10: Building your own SIMM with JAGS.
Practical: Running advanced SIMMs with JAGS.
Round table discussion: Bring your own data set.

Please email any inquiries to oliverhooker at prstatistics.com or visit our 
website www.prstatistics.com

Please feel free to distribute this material anywhere you feel is 
suitable.

1.	November 6th – 10th 2017
LANDSCAPE GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R #LNDG
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Prof. Rodney Dyer
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/landscape-genetic-data-analysis-using-r-lndg02/

2.	November 20th - 25th 2017
APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS #ABME
SCENE, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists-epidemiologists-abme03/

3.	November 27th – December 1st 2017
INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS #IPYB
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Dr. Martin Jones
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-python-for-biologists-ipyb04/
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4.	December 4th - 8th 2017
ADVANCING IN STATISTICAL MODELLING USING R #ADVR
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Dr. Luc Bussiere, Dr. Tom Houslay, Dr. 
Ane Timenes Laugen,
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r-advr07/
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5.	January 29t – February 2nd 2018
INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODELLING #IBHM
SCENE, Scotland, Dr. Andrew Parnell
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-bayesian-hierarchical-modelling-using-r-ibhm02/

6.	January 29th – February 2nd 2018
PHYLOGENETIC DATA ANALYSIS USING R #PHYL
SCENE, Scotland, Dr. Emmanuel Paradis
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-phylogenetic-analysis-with-r-phyg-phyl02/
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7.	February 19th – 23rd 2018
MOVEMENT ECOLOGY #MOVE
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Dr Luca Borger, Dr Ronny Wilson, Dr 
Jonathan Potts
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/movement-ecology-move01/

8.	February 19th – 23rd 2018
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS USING R #GMMR
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Prof. Dean Adams, Prof. Michael Collyer, 
Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/geometric-morphometrics-using-r-gmmr01/
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9.	March 5th – 9th 2018
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY FROM ORGANISM TO ECOSYSTEM: THEORY AND COMPUTATION 
#FEER
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, 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/

10.	March 5th - 9th 2018
SPATIAL PRIORITIZATION USING MARXAN #MRXN
Margam Discovery Centre, Wales, Jennifer McGowan
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-marxan-mrxn01/

11.	12th - 16th March 2018
ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING USING R #ENMR
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Neftali Sillero
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/ecological-niche-modelling-using-r-enmr02/

12.	March 19th – 23rd 2018
BEHAVIOURAL DATA ANALYSIS USING MAXIMUM LIKLIHOOD IN R #BDML
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr William Hoppitt
http://www.psstatistics.com/course/behavioural-data-analysis-using-maximum-likelihood-bdml01/
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13.	April 9th – 13th 2018
NETWORK ANAYLSIS FOR ECOLOGISTS USING R #NTWA
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Marco Scotti
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/network-analysis-ecologists-ntwa02/

14.	April 16th – 20th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MODELLING FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS USING R #IPSY
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Dale Barr, Dr Luc Bussierre
http://www.psstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-using-r-for-psychologists-ipsy01/

15.	April 23rd – 27th 2018
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES USING THE VEGAN PACKAGE 
#VGNR
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Peter Solymos, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/multivariate-analysis-of-ecological-communities-in-r-with-the-vegan-package-vgnr01/

16.	April 30th – 4th May 2018
QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHIC ECOLOGY: MODELING GENOMES, NICHES, AND 
COMMUNITIES #QGER
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Dan Warren, Dr. Matt Fitzpatrick
COMING SOON  www.PRstatistics.com
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17.	7th – 11th May 2018 ADVANCES IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL 
ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R #MVSP
CANADA (QUEBEC), Prof. Pierre Legendre, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet

18.	14th - 18th May 2018
INTRODUCTION TO MIXED MODELS FOR BIOLOGISTS #IMBR
CANADA (QUEBEC), Prof Subhash Lele

19.	21st - 25th May 2018
INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENISNG AND GIS FOR ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Duccio Rocchini, Dr. Luca Delucchi
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-remote-sensing-and-gis-for-ecological-applications-irms01/

20.	28th May – 1st June 2018
STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR #SIMM
CANADA (QUEBEC) Dr. Andrew Parnell, Dr. Andrew Jackson
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21.	July 2nd - 5th 2018
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR BEHAVIOURAL SCIENTISTS USING R #SNAR
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof James Curley
http://www.psstatistics.com/course/social-network-analysis-for-behavioral-scientists-snar01/

22.	8th – 12th July 2018
MODEL BASE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ABUNDANCE DATA USING R #MBMV
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof David Warton
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/model-base-multivariate-analysis-of-abundance-data-using-r-mbmv02/

23.	16th – 20th July 2018
TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS, VISUALIZATION AND INTERPRETATION #TAVI
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith
COMING SOON www.prinformatics.com

24.	23rd – 27th July 2018
EUKARYOTIC METABARCODING
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Owen Wangensteen
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/eukaryotic-metabarcoding-eukb01/

-- 
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. Journal of animal ecology.

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