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Structure &
Location
The course is composed of two main elements:
- Lectures
- Computer
practicals
Lectures
Lectures will communicate the state-of-the-art
in theory and methodology underlying biodiversity experiments.
Within the context of modern questions and current ideas the focus
will be on model based approaches to describing ecosystem function.
There will be a discussion of experiment design, model construction
and interpretation. The stability of models and their dynamics over
time and space will be covered. New developments of the modeling
approach will be introduced. There will be considerable time for
discussion of issues arising in lectures and practical
sessions.
Computer
practicals
The computer practicals will use real data to
illustrate the estimation and interpretation of various
biodiversity - ecosystem function (BEF) models. The computing will
be done using the SAS and R systems.
Tasks for computing sessions:
Day 1: Enter the data and check it. Model total biomass production
and total weed yield over all harvests.
Day 2: Model temporal/spatial stability of the diversity
effect over harvests for several functional responses. Perform
checks for model fitting.
Course location:
The course is held in Witzenhausen (Germany) from 27 to 28
August. On Sunday 29 August all participants will travel to Kiel,
the location of the EGF Congress.
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