Introduction to Ecological Modeling: Concepts, Methods and Applications


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Miscellaneous Handouts Notes on Stability Analysis MathFacts Tips on Modeling in Excel		Group Project #1 Group Project #2 Group Project Summary
*SCHEDULE*
Introduction to Modeling
March 28	Why do we model? What is a model?
March 30	Model Development
Analytic Models
April 5	Process of Model Building Part I
April 7	Process of Model Building Part II Optional Readings (link to e-reserves): Walters 1986. A process of model building. Chapter 3 of "Adaptive management of renewable resources Hall, C.A.S. and Day, J.W. 1974. Systems and Models: terms and basic principles. in "Ecosystem modeling in theory and practice". Scheffer and Beets. 1994. Ecological models and the pitfalls of causality. Hydrobiologia 275/276:115-124
April 12 and 14th	Single-Species Models Programs (zipped)
April 19	Competion and Predation Models Notes on Stability Analysis Competition Model Nicholson Bailey Model
April 21	Age- and Stage-Structured Models Poptools Excel Add-in Notes on matrix analyses Example1 Example2 Example3
April 26	Compartment Models Lake vs. Stream Model
April 28	Alternate Stable States
Models for Decision Making
May 3	Modeling without "the facts" Matlab Files (zipped)
May 5	Sensitivity Analysis Sensitivity Results Matlab Files (zipped)
May 10	Monte-Carlo Methods Part 1 Stock-Recruit View View Bias
May 12	Monte-Carlo Methods Part 2 Matlab Files
Confronting Models with Data
May 17	Probability 101 Probability Distributions Unicorn Probability link to "Introduction to Probability"
May 19	Likelihood Patchy Unicorn
May 24	Parameter Estimation Unicorn Comparison Patchy Unicorn Likelihood
May 26	Bayesian Parameter Estimation Bayesian Squirrel Bayesian Unicorn Patchy Bayes

June 2	Students Choice!: Movement Models Matlab Files