Interactive
introductory distance sampling training
The University of St Andrews has been training marine
mammalogists in design and analysis of distance sampling studies
for decades. Distance sampling methodology is widely used for
population assessment of a variety of cetacean and pinniped
species. 🐬
We are offering the training workshop in 10 2.5-hour blocks in
mid-April. You will be invited to interact in short lectures on
distance sampling principles. 👩🎓 Exercises analysing data
sets in R will reinforce those principles and the lecturer will
be available to assist during the practical session via screen
sharing. The block will conclude with a summary of the exercise
and question/answer session for both lecture and exercise. 💻
You can participate in polls during the workshop to assess your
comprehension of topics discussed. 🤔 In addition to questions
at any time during the lectures and practicals, an optional
additional half hour will be set aside each session for
discussion. 🗣
The workshop will be delivered using Zoom web conferencing
software along with R-Studio "in the cloud".☁️ You will need
(free) accounts for both pieces of software. I encourage you to
experiment with Zoom (at https://zoom.us) and https://rstudio.cloud
before the course begins. 👩💻 There will be an internet
connection testing session prior to the first meeting on 12
April.
Companion online training workshops
We are planning an additional advanced distance sampling
workshops in August 2021 (imperfect detection on the transect
workshop and spatial modelling workshop). These workshops will
require knowledge of basic distance sampling principles derived
from this introductory training workshop.
Important details
-- Eric Rexstad Centre for Ecological and Environmental Modelling University of St Andrews St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland SC013532