Physic-biology interactions

Physic-biology interactions

University
University of Western Brittany
Module
3.1.2 Quantitative Marine Ecology
Teacher
Semester
Semester 3
Credits
4

Course Contents

  • Nature of multidimensional data
  • Matrix algebra; Similarities, dissimilarities and distances
  • Clustering
  • Ordination
  • Canonical analysis
  • Spatial and temporal modelling.

Final Competencies

1  Students will understand the theoretical foundation of advanced methods for the study of community change over space and time.

2  They will be able to carry out these analysis using state of the art methods and tools using the R language.

3  They will also acquire the knowledge necessary to properly design experiments to study beta diversity in space and time.

 

Further course information can be found here: https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/C004302/2021