Modelling Patterns and Dynamics of Species Occurrence
Darryl I. MacKenzie
About the instructor:**Darryl MacKenzie
<http://www.proteus.co.nz/about.php> is an internationally renowned
biometrician, and was first author of the seminal paper on occupancy
modelling while accounting for imperfect detection (MacKenzie et al.,
2002), and many subsequent papers on the general topic.
Date: 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2017
Venue: Invermay Agricultural Centre, near Mosgiel, New Zealand
Course Fee: NZD$900 before 1 Nov; NZD$1000 thereafter
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 modelling, 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 short course will cover many of the latest methods for modelling
patterns and dynamics of species occurrence in a landscape while
accounting for the imperfect detection of the species. 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.
For more details go to: http://www.proteus.co.nz/coursedetails.php?course=20
If coming from further afield, why not stay and attend the SEEM 2017
Conference - Statistics in Ecology and Environmental Monitoring, 6-8
December 2017, Queenstown, New Zealand.
http://www.stats.otago.ac.nz/conferences/seem2017/