Spatial analyses and GIS in ecology

5 - 7 October, Lausanne

Trainer

Dr. Antoine Guisan, Phone: +41 21 692 42 54 - antoine.guisan(at)unil.ch

Goals

Teaching students the basics of GIS and remote sensing as well as the main spatial methods available in spatial ecology

• Introduction to GIS
• Introduction to remote sensing
• Raster analyses
• Neighbourhood analyses
• Spatial interpolation
• Detection of spatial structures and patterns

Prerequisites

Basics in statistics and ecology

Bibliography

• Wadsworth, R. & Treweek, J. 1999. Geographical Information Systems for Ecology
• Caloz, R. & Collet, C. 2002. Précis de télédetection, vol. 3. Presses Univ. du Québec
• Turner, Gardner, O'Neill 2001. Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice: Patterns and Process. Springer
• Dale, Birks, Wiens 2000. Spatial Pattern Analysis in Plant Ecology. Cambridge University Press
• Klopatek, J.M. & Gardner, R.H. 1999. Landscape Ecological Analysis: isuues and applications. Springer
• Hunsaker, C.T., Goodchild, M.F., Friedl, M.A. and Case, T.J. (Eds). 2001. Spatial uncertainty in ecology. Springer
• Hansson, L., Fahrig, L. and Merriam, G. 1995. Mosaic Landscapes and Ecological Processes. Chapman & Hall

General information

Category: M
Number of participants: maximum 12
Location: Lausanne, Unil Sorge, Biophore building
Schedule: 
  5th oct.: 9h00 - 12h00 (room BIO 2107).
  6th oct.: 8h00 - 12h00 (room BIO 1928), 13h00 - 15h00 (room BIO 2107).
  7th oct.: 8h00 - 12h00 (room BIO 2107/1928), 13h30 - 17h30 (room BIO 1928).
ECTS:

 

Contact

E-mail: Nadia.Bruyndonckx(at)unil.ch

Registration

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