Species Distribution Modelling using Maxent in R

Trainers
Fatima Parker-Allie |
Sanbigbif eLearning |

SANBI-GBIF is hosting a training workshop focused on technical skills in using R to do species distribution modelling. The course will be conducted by Dr Vernon Visser from the Centre for Statistics in Ecology, the Environment and Conservation (SEEC) at the University of Cape Town. This course ties into SANBI-GBIF’s strategy to develop biodiversity informatics skills nationally. Through this course, it is intended to focus on the use and application of data and in this way ensuring that information is relevant and can ultimately be used for improved decision making.

Course Information

Course Topics

Introduction to R
Data types and sources
How to handle species occurrence data
Species distribution models using Maxent in R

Course Trainer

Vernon Visser

Dr. Vernon Visser is a research fellow in the Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC). Broadly speaking, he is interested in understanding why species occur where they do, and being able to predict and monitor their past, present and future distributions. This research is important for advancing our understanding of the natural world, but also for very practical purposes in that global climate change, land-use change, and human-assisted dispersal of species are causing unprecedented changes in the extents and distributions of species.