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Field sampling and Spatial Ecological Modelling

Lecturer: Prof. Marco Ciolli

Timetable 2017:

June 2017

Hours

Room

Monday 5

9:30 – 13:30 /14:30 - 18:30

2D / 2A

Tuesday 6

9:30 – 11:30 

11:30 -13:30 /14:30 - 18:30

2D

2B

Wednesday 7

9:30 – 13:30 /14:30 - 18:30

2Q

Thursday 8

9:30 – 13:30 /14:30 - 18:30

2Q

Friday 9

9:30 – 13:30 /14:30 - 18:30

2N

 

Duration:

40 hours (5 ECTS)

Programme:

  • Introduction to the topics and main ecological general concepts.
  • Basis of Field Vegetation sampling and forest parameters measurement.
  • Vegetation Analysis. Vegetation cartography. Basis of remote sensing for vegetation.
  • Past Forest landscape change detection
  • Production of Markov Chain scenarios future/past
  • Basis of Field wildlife surveys.
  • Spatial Species distribution modelling, theory of the different models.
  • Overview of various modelling techniques. Comparison of different techniques, pros and cons.
  • Home ranges. Alien species modelling and study cases. Interpretation of Model results and validation.
  • GIS Practice on sample data