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Quantifying rapid change in ecological communities

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:00to13:00
Montreal Neurological Institute deGrandpre Communications Centre, 3801 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, CA, 3801 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, CA
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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Seminar Series in Quantitative Life Sciences and Medicine
Sponsored by CAMBAM, QLS, MiCM and the Ludmer Centre
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Title:ÌýQuantifying rapid change in ecological communities
Speaker:ÌýEric Pedersen, Concordia University
When:ÌýTuesday February 4, 12-1pm
Where:ÌýMontreal Neurological Institute,ÌýdeGrandpre Communications Centre

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Abstract: Abrupt ecological change has been observed in a wide range of aquatic ecosystems, from the scale of lakes to the fish communities in whole ocean basins. Understanding the causes and dynamics of periods of rapid change is important both for understanding what forces shapes ecological communities, and for effectively managing ecosystems to meet human needs. However, it is still difficult to even quantify what constitutes an abrupt change when looking at diverse multi-species systems spread out across large areas. I will explore a statistical approach we’ve developed to model change in multispecies communities called Hierarchical Generalized Additive Models, and show how we can use this method (and extensions of it) to detect and quantify rapid ecological change as it occurs, as well as the spatial dynamics of abrupt change across landscapes.

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