LIKELIHOOD METHODS IN ECOLOGY

 

 

LAB PROJECT PART I – Distribution of Tree Species along Climate Gradients

 

R SCRIPTS: Distribution Project Scripts    (right click and save to your working directory)

 

DATASETS:   FIA Species Distribution Data  (right click and save to your working directory)

 

 

LAB PROJECT PART II – Growth of Tree Species along Climate Gradients

 

R SCRIPTS: Growth Project Scripts  Analysis Functions  (right click and save both to your working directory)

 

DATASETS:  Yellow Birch (BEAL) White Spruce (PIGL) Black Cherry (PRSE) Chestnut Oak (QUPR)

(select one, and right click and save to your working directory)

 

 

DATASET DOCUMENTATION:  FIA User Manual   

 

LITERATURE: 

Canham, C. D., M. Papaik, M. Uriarte, W. McWilliams, J. C. Jenkins, and M. Twery.  2006. Neighborhood analyses of canopy tree competition along environmental gradients in New England forests.  Ecological Applications 16:540-554.

Canham, C. D. and R. Q. Thomas.  2010. Frequency, not relative abundance, of temperate tree species varies along climate gradients in eastern North America.  Ecology 91:3433-3440.

Canham, C. D., and L. Murphy. 2016. The demography of tree species response to climate: seedling recruitment and survival. Ecosphere 7(8):e01424. 10.1002/ecs2.1424

Canham, C. D., and L. Murphy. 2016. The demography of tree species response to climate: sapling and canopy tree growth. Ecosphere 7(10):e01474. 10.1002/ecs2.1474

Canham, C. D., and L. Murphy. 2017. The demography of tree species response to climate: sapling and canopy tree survival. Ecosphere 8(2):e01701. 10.1002/ecs2.1701.

 

 

ADDITIONAL COURSE MATERIALS

 

Likelihood Package:  PDF of Manual

 

 

R Tutorials and Manuals

Canham - Getting Started with R

CRAN – An Introduction to R

CRAN – R data import and export

CRAN – R Installation

Ellner – An Introduction to R

Short – R Reference Card

 

 

 

 

COURSE HOMEPAGE