A survey course intended to introduce students to the many different ways that informatics enters into biodiversity resesearch
Prof. Jonathan Chase ([email protected])
Dr. Paola Barajas ([email protected]); Dr. Shane Blowes ([email protected]); Dr. Zachary Hajian-Forooshani ([email protected]); Dr. Roel van Klink ([email protected]); Dr. Emma Ladouceur ([email protected]); Dr. Alban Sagouis ([email protected]); Dr. Kimberly Thompson ([email protected]); Dr. Wubing Xu ([email protected])
April 17. Jon/Alban. Introduction to course (morning)/best practices (afternoon) Introduction to the course; best practices and basic principles (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
April 24. Shane. Introduction to models for biodiversity science Conceptual overview of different types of models; lab exercises to introduce statistical models for quantifying biodiversity patterns (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
May 1. holiday -
May 8. Kim. Geospatial data in biodiversity sciences An introduction to the resources available, and manipulation of biodiversity data (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
May 15. Roel. Measuring and comparing biodiversity
Biodiversity can be measured and compared in many different ways. We will go through the basics of species definitions, and how ecologists use this to measure biodiversity. We will then discuss different metrics of biodiversity, and what these numbers can and can not tell us about changes in biodiversity that are currently happening. Online, because of the DB strike: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84649832534?pwd=a2dHaXd4bmVFR3RuU1BmeElaNWxiQT09
May 22. Paola. Functional diversity. Functional diversity is a facet of biodiversity and can be quantified using traits across diverse scales (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
May 29. holiday -
June 5. Emma. Biodiversity data Biodiversity data management, databases, and open science (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
Jun 12. Wubing. Range, distribution change, and distribution databases How to qualify species distribution, range size, some evidence of how species distribution changes, and widely used distribution database (GBIF, IUCN range maps etc.) (D.2.10, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle (Saale))
Jun 19. Zach. Modeling biodiversity dynamics from populations to metacommunities Overview of ecological theory and how to implement model simulations from populations to communities (R 2.25, Steinstr. 79, 06120 Halle (Saale))