Workshop 1: Analysis of Capture-recapture Data Workshop - 6-7th
September 2010
Workshop 2: Bayesian Analysis of Capture-recapture Data Workshop -
8-10th September 2010
Further details:
Workshop 1: *Analysis of Capture-Recapture Data Workshop* - Instructors:
Professor Byron Morgan and Dr Rachel McCrea
This workshop will cover the essentials of statistical methods for the
analysis of capture-recapture data. Methods of classical inference based
on likelihood construction and maximisation will be used throughout. The
workshop will include both introductory and advanced material, including
current research. The workshop will be led by Professor Byron Morgan and
Dr Rachel McCrea both based at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
They are in the process of writing a book "Analysis of Capture-Recapture
Data" which will form the basis of the workshop. One extensive
application, on cormorants, /Phalacrocorax carbo/, will be used to
integrate different aspects of the work. Additional data sets will be
provided for individual experimentation. The four computer practical
sessions will use programs and packages written in the free language R
as well as code for symbolic algebra package Maple. Talks will be
accompanied by copies of talk slides, and memory sticks will be provided
which will contain more detailed notes, computer programs and data sets,
as well as the talk slides. Participants are encouraged to bring their
own data sets for discussion and analysis. By the end of the workshop,
participants will have the confidence and ability to fit a wide range of
capture-recapture models, for use in ecology and other areas of
application. The workshop will form the basis for the subsequent
workshop on /Bayesian analysis for Population Ecology/.
Earlybird registration for workshop 1 (before 10th August) will be £360
(and £290 for students).
Workshop 2: *Bayesian Analysis of Capture-recapture Data Workshop* -
Instructors: Dr Ruth King, Prof Byron Morgan and Dr Olivier Gimenez
Bayesian methods are making an enormous impact in the area of population
ecology. In this workshop participants will be given instruction on the
underlying ideas associated with Bayesian methods and computational
algorithms, applied to the area of population ecology, with particular
focus on mark-recapture-recovery data. The workshop will begin with an
introduction to Bayesian methods and the Markov chain Monte Carlo
algorithm before considering more advanced topics, including, for
example, random effects models, state-space models, dealing with missing
data, model selection (including posterior model probabilities and model
averaging) and the reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm.
Theory and methods will be motivated and illustrated using a range of
ecological capture-recapture examples. The workshop will make use of
(and provide) the recently published book "Bayesian Analysis for
Population Ecology" by King, Morgan, Gimenez and Brooks. The workshop
will combine lectures with hands-on computer practical sessions using
and adapting the computer programs provided by the organisers in both
WinBUGS and R. In addition to the book, particpants will also receive a
memeory stick containing the talk slides, datasets analysed and all the
WinBUGS and R codes used in the workshop. No prior knowledge of Bayesian
methods will be assumed, however, we will assume that delegates will
either have attended the “Analysis of Capture-recapture Data” workshop
immediately prior to this workshop or have knowledge or experience of
capture-recapture data and the Cormack-Jolly-Seber (CJS) model. Workshop
participants will acquire new statistical tools for answering important
questions relevant to the conservation and management of wild animal
populations.
Earlybird registration for workshop 2 (before 10th August) will be £540
(and £430 for students).
For further information, including a complete draft schedule for each
workshop, registration information and contact details, see
http://creem2.st-andrews.ac.uk/workshops.aspx and associated links.
Enquiries should be addressed to Rhona Rodger ([log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
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Eric Rexstad
Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment
Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling
University of St. Andrews
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