Course Overview

This course is designed to teach the usage of R for the analysis of ecological data. It will introduce students to several different analysis options for biological or ecological data (focusing specifically on community-level data) using the free & open-source statistical, mapping, and graphing platform R. Broad topics covered will include: introduction to R language and basic functions / graphics; basic mapping options; diversity measurement; univariate, multivariate, parametric and non-parametric analysis and their basis; functional diversity; and ecological time series analysis. Students will require a laptop for sessions. Schedule is subject to changes according to student progress.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Basic knowledge in ecology, biology and informatics

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Vianney Denis

Other information

(College of Science) Graduate Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biology & Fisheries Division

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