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Numerical ecology: multivariate methods for marine community ecology

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/C004305/2021