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Introductory course on Ecological Niche Modelling

Neftalí Sillero 
*INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELLING*

6-10 July 2015
Observat?rio Astron?mico Prof. Manuel de Barros
Alameda do Monte da Virgem, Vila Nova de Gaia


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/) .

*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? Sillero
Centro de Investiga??o em Ci?ncias Geo-Espaciais (CICGE), Faculdade de
Ci?ncias, Universidade do Porto

*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?rio Astron?mico Prof. Manuel de Barros, Alameda do Monte da
Virgem, Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal).
https://goo.gl/maps/Xaxfe

*More information in*:
https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Introduction-to-
Ecological-Niche-Modelling/ 359229247606906
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Introduction-to-Ecological-Niche-Modelling/359229247606906>
https://sites.google.com/site/ neftalisillero/Home/enm-course
<https://sites.google.com/site/neftalisillero/Home/enm-course>