[R-sig-eco] Course on Species distribution/occupancy modelling using PRESENCE and R

[Oliver Hooker]

Species distribution/occupancy modelling using PRESENCE and R (OCCU01)

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/species-distributionoccupancy-modelling-using-r-occu01/

This course will be delivered by Dr Darryl McKenzie from 25th - 29th 
June 2018 in Glasgow City Centre.

Course Overview:
The presence or absence of a species across a set of landscape units is 
a fundamental concept widely used in ecology (e.g., species range or 
distribution, epidemiology, habitat modeling, resource selection 
probability functions, as a monitoring metric, metapopulation studies, 
biodiversity and species co-occurrence). An important sampling issue, 
however, is that a species may not always be detected when present at a 
landscape unit. This will result in “false absences” causing parameter 
estimates to be biased if unaccounted for, possibly leading to 
misleading results and conclusions, even with moderate levels of 
imperfect detection.

This workshop will cover many of the latest methods for modeling 
patterns and dynamics of species occurrence in a landscape while 
accounting for the imperfect detection of the species.
Including:
• estimating level of occurrence at single point in time
• identifying factors that influence species occurrence
• creating species distribution maps
• modelling changes in distribution over time
• study design

Participants will be introduced to available software through worked 
examples, and there will be special emphasis on aspects of study design. 
While primarily aimed at the beginner and intermediate level, more 
experienced researchers will also benefit from attending.

The first four days will comprise of formal lectures and exercises, and 
the final morning will be an informal discussion/consulting session 
where participants can work on their own data, talk one-on-one with the 
instructor, etc.

Email oliverhooker at prstatistics.com if you have any questions.

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1.	May 7th – 11th 2018 ADVANCES IN MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL 
ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (MVSP02)
Canada (QUEBEC), Prof. Pierre Legendre, Dr. Guillaume Blanchet
www.prstatistics.com/course/advances-in-spatial-analysis-of-multivariate-ecological-data-theory-and-practice-mvsp03/

2.	May 14th - 18th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO MIXED (HIERARCHICAL) MODELS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IMBR01)
Canada (QUEBEC), Prof. Subhash Lele
www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-mixed-hierarchical-models-for-biologists-using-r-imbr01/

3.	May 21st - 25th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (IPYB05)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-python-for-biologists-ipyb05/

4.	May 21st - 25th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENISNG AND GIS FOR ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 
(IRMS01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Duccio Rocchini, Dr. Luca Delucchi
www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-remote-sensing-and-gis-for-ecological-applications-irms01/

5.	May 28th – 31st 2018
STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS USING SIAR, SIBER AND MIXSIAR (SIMM04)
Canada (QUEBEC) Dr. Andrew Parnell, Dr. Andrew Jackson
www.prstatistics.com/course/stable-isotope-mixing-models-using-r-simm04/

6.	May 28th – June 1st 2018
ADVANCED PYTHON FOR BIOLOGISTS (APYB02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
www.prinformatics.com/course/advanced-python-biologists-apyb02/

7.	June 12th - 15th 2018
SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELLING (DBMR01)
Myuna Bay sport and recreation, Australia, Prof. Jane Elith, Dr. 
Gurutzeta Guillera
www.prstatistics.com/course/species-distribution-models-using-r-sdmr01/

8.	June 25th – 29th 2018
SPECIES DISTRIBUTION/OCCUPANCY MODELLING USING R (OCCU01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Darryl McKenzie (PROTEUS)
www.prstatistics.com/course/species-distributionoccupancy-modelling-using-r-occu01/

9.	July 2nd - 5th 2018
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR BEHAVIOURAL SCIENTISTS USING R (SNAR01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. James Curley
http://www.psstatistics.com/course/social-network-analysis-for-behavioral-scientists-snar01/

10.	July 8th – 12th 2018
MODEL BASE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ABUNDANCE DATA USING R (MBMV02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. David Warton
www.prstatistics.com/course/model-base-multivariate-analysis-of-abundance-data-using-r-mbmv02/

11.	July 23rd – 27th 2018
EUKARYOTIC METABARCODING (EUKB01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Owen Wangensteen
http://www.prinformatics.com/course/eukaryotic-metabarcoding-eukb01/

12.	October 1st – 5th
Introduction to Linux workflows for biologists (IBUL03)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Martin Jones
https://www.prinformatics.com/course/introduction-to-linux-workflows-for-biologists-ibul03/

13.	October 8th – 12th 2018
INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL DATA USING R (ISAE01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Prof. Subhash Lele
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-spatial-analysis-of-ecological-data-using-r-isae01/

14.	October 8th – 12th 2018
INDIVIDUAL BASED MODELS USING NETLOGO AND R
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Andrew Jackson
Link to follow

15.	October 15th – 19th 2018
APPLIED BAYESIAN MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (ABME
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Matt Denwood, Emma Howard
http://www.prstatistics.com/course/applied-bayesian-modelling-ecologists-epidemiologists-abme04/

16.	October 15th – 19th 2018
ANALYSING TIME TO EVENT DATA (SURVIVAL ANALYSIS)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Wil Hoppitt
Link to follow

17.	October 29th – November 2nd 2018
INTRODCUTION TO R AND STATISTICS FOR BIOLOGISTS (IRFB02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Olivier Gauthier
Link to follow – see previous
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/introduction-to-statistics-and-r-for-biologists-irfb/

18.	October 29th – November 2nd 2018
PRECISION MEDICINE BIOINFORMATICS: FROM RAW GENOME AND TRANSCRIPTOME 
DATA TO CLINICAL INTERPRETATION (PMBI01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr Malachi Griffith, Dr. Obi Griffith
www.prinformatics.com/course/precision-medicine-bioinformatics-from-raw-genome-and-transcriptome-data-to-clinical-interpretation-pmbi01/

19.	November 5th – 8th  2018
PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE METHODS FOR STUDYING DIVERSIFICATION AND 
PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION (PCME01)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/phylogenetic-comparative-methods-for-studying-diversification-and-phenotypic-evolution-pcme01/

20.	November 19th – 23rd  2018
STRUCTUAL EQUATION MODELLING FOR ECOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS 
(SEMR02)
Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Jonathan Lefcheck
Link to follow – see previous
https://www.prstatistics.com/course/structural-equation-modelling-for-ecologists-and-evolutionary-biologists-semr01/

21.	November 26th – 30th 2018
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY FROM ORGANISM TO ECOSYSTEM: THEORY AND COMPUTATION 
(FEER
Glasgow, 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/

22.	February 2018 TBC
MOVEMENT ECOLOGY (MOVE02)
Venue TBC, Dr. Luca Borger, Prof. Ronny Wilson, Dr Jonathan Potts
Link to follow – see previous
www.prstatistics.com/course/movement-ecology-move01/

23.	February 2018 TBC
AQUATIC ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY DATA ANALYSIS AND SURVEY DESIGN
Glasgow, Scotland, VEMCO staff and affiliates
Link to follow

-- 
Oliver Hooker PhD.
PR statistics

2018 publications -

Phenotypic and resource use partitioning amongst sympatric lacustrine 
brown trout, Salmo trutta. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 
DOI 10.1093/biolinnean/bly032

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