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Ecological niche modelling using R (ENMR04) This course will be delivered live

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Ecological niche modelling using R (ENMR04) This course will be delivered live

https://www.prstatistics.com/course/ecological-niche-modelling-using-r-enmr04/

25 May 2020 - 29 May 2020

Course Overview:

The course will cover the base theory of ecological niche modelling
and its main methodologies. By the end of this 5-day practical course,
attendees will have the capacity to perform ecological niche models
and understand their results, as well as to choose and apply the
correct methodology depending on the aim of their type of study and
data.

Ecological niche, species distribution, habitat distribution, or
climatic envelope models are different names for similar mechanistic
or correlative models, empirical or mathematical approaches to the
ecological niche of a species, where different types of
ecogeographical variables (environmental, topographical, human) are
related with a species physiological data or geographical locations,
in order to identify the factors limiting and defining the species?
niche. ENMs have become popular due to the need for efficiency in the
design and implementation of conservation management.

The course will be mainly practical, with some theoretical lectures.
All modelling processes and calculations will be performed with R, the
free software environment for statistical computing and graphics
(http://www.r-project.org/). Attendees will learn to use modelling
algorithms like Maxent, Bioclim, Domain, and logistic regressions, and
R packages for computing ENMs like Dismo and Biomod2. Also, students
will learn to compare different ecological niche models using the
Ecospat package.

email oliverhooker at prstatistics.com