Seven journalists from Norway met seven journalists from Portugal to exchange experience and discuss the science of climate change with environmental journalist Ricardo Garcia, and myself, and with extra inspiration and knowledge sharing by experts in specific domains of climate change modelling, oceans and climate change, fire and fire spread under climate change, climate change mitigation, and . . . [ Read More ]
2019 Edition of the SDM course
We are thrilled to announce the 6th edition of the "Species Distributions Modelling Course: Concepts, Methods, Applications, and Challenges" that Babak Naimi and I give every year. This is a 7 days course for graduate students, researchers and professional. It introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning species distribution models, or ecological niche models (ENM), describing . . . [ Read More ]
2017 Species Distributions Modelling Course
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising the 4th edition of the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in . . . [ Read More ]
2016 Course on Species Distributions Modelling
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising the 3rd edition of the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in . . . [ Read More ]
2015 course on spatial conservation prioritisation
Dispersal corridors for Quercus petraea in Iberian Peninsula from a baseline period to 2080 (red stars) and the species modeled climatic suitability (greens) under an optimised conservation plan. Source: Alagador et al., 2014, J. Applied Ecol, 51:703-713. Spatial conservation prioritisation is a scientifically-driven procedure to identify cost effective networks of conservation areas that . . . [ Read More ]
2015 Course on Species Distributions Modelling
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising a new course on “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which aims to introduce the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describe the methods currently in use, and discuss the strengths . . . [ Read More ]
PhD Course in Species Distributions Modelling
SDM model for the Caribbean spiny pocket mouse Source: Radosavljevic, A. and R. P. Anderson. 2014. J. Biogeogr 41:629-643 We are organising a new course at Silwood Park (Imperial College) on “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, which aims to introduce the fundamental concepts underpinning ENMs, describe the methods currently in use, and discuss the . . . [ Read More ]