sdm course

Course:

Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges

by: Prof. Miguel B. Araujo & Dr. Babak Naimi


We organise the course “Species distributions models: concepts, methods, applications, and challenges”, every year as a summer school. The course introduces the fundamental concepts underpinning ecological niche models (ENM), describing some of the most prominent methods currently in use, and discussing the strengths and limitations of these models for different applications. The course gives equal weight to theory and application. The students will have the opportunity to learn how to run ENM with the new SDM R platform (Naimi & Araújo 2016 Ecography) and they will be asked to bring their own data (if such data are not available we can provide our own data). During one day the students will analyse their data and prepare a small report for discussion in the class. The first edition of the course was conducted at the Imperial College London (2014), and the next editions at the University of Évora (2015, 2016, 2017, …). It also builds on slightly shorter courses developed by Miguel Araújo at the University of Copenhagen and the Estación Biologica de Doñana (CSIC).

The first edition of the course at Imperial College London (July, 2014)

The second edition of the course at University of Èvora (2015)

The third edition of the course at University of Èvora (2016)