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Prezi by Rupert Collins
Uploaded 23rd January 2012
Rupert Collins, co-author with Laura Boykin, Rob Cruickshank ad Karen Armstrong, of Barcoding's next top model: an evaluation of nucleotide substitution models for specimen identification, has put together this Prezi (a presentation that helps to visualize ideas). The presentation showcases whether the Kimura’s two-parameter substitution model (K2P), the de facto standard for constructing genetic distance matrices, is a good fit for identifying specimens at the species level.
The tutorial is available to view from Prezi
Measuring functional connectivity using butterflies
Uploaded 6th January 2012
Gary Powney and Tom Oliver, CEH and Imperial College London, explain how using data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme they can assess functional connectivity - the permeability of landscapes.
The video is recorded in beautiful countryside settings.
Evolution MegaLab: A case study in citizen science
Uploaded 7th November 2011
Jonathan Silvertown, Open University, gives a demonstration of Evolution MegaLab, a collaboration exploring the use of citizen science methods to undertake a huge, trans-national survey of polymorphism in a wild species.
Jonathan demonstrates the site's display of historical polymorphism data, some features designed to enable researchers to assess the reliability of volunteer-gathered data, and the process by which anyone can add newly gathered data to the project database.
Modelling static and dynamic variables
Uploaded 30th September
Jessica Stanton, Stony Brook University, discusses the challenge of combining variables with very different tempos when preparing species distribution models under climate change.
Video with Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando Maestre
Uploaded 31st August 2011
Nicholas Gotelli, University of Vermont, and Fernando T. Maestre, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, discuss the introduction of simple randomization tests for quantifying the effect of species on ecosystem variables, formalising the use of "natural experiments" to explore their contribution to ecosystem function.
Video with Brett Favaro
Uploaded 29th June 2011
Lead author Brett Favaro walks us through the construction of TrapCam, an inexpensive, self-contained camera system designed to deliver high-definition video footage of deepwater animals at depths inaccessible for scuba divers, which does not require ongoing support from a vessel, or need special apparatus to deploy and retrieve.
Summary: Brett takes us through the construction of the TrapCam system, followed by footage of the retrival of a unit followingdeployment, and some eerie images obtained by TrapCam in action.
Video with Adam Davis
Uploaded 21st June 2011
Seed predation plays an important role in global plant demography. In this video, accompanying the paper Temporal scaling of episodic point estimates of seed predation to long-term predation rates, Adam Davis, of the University of Illinois, demonstrates how field experiments and statistical models can can enable the extrapolation of long-term seed predation rates from short-term data.
Tutorial by Jeff Powell
Uploaded 16th June 2011
Jeff Powell, author of Accounting for uncertainty in species delineation during the analysis of environmental DNA sequence data, has put together an excellent tutorial to guide people through the implementation of his objective, theory-based method for predicting species boundaries, which explicitly incorporates uncertainty in the classification system into biodiversity estimation.
The tutorial is available to view and download from Slideshare, and the relevant R code can be found as supplementary material on Wiley Online Library.
Volume 2
Issue 5
Video with Shannon Pelini
Uploaded 28th June 2011
Shannon Pellini demonstrates experimental equipment designed to simulate the effects of warmer air temperatures on forest ecosystems – and, particuarly, on arthropod communities - as detailed in Heating up the forest: open-top chamber warming manipulation of arthropod communities at Harvard and Duke Forests.
Issue 4
Video with Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita
Uploaded 23rd March 2011
Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita explains the ideas behind their latest paper, looking at the impact of sampling with replacement in ecological studies of species occupancy.
Summary: Gurutzeta discusses the impact of partial occupancy on such studies, highlighting the necessity of a careful understanding of a system before deciding whether to sample with replacement.
Podcast with Annette Baudisch
Uploaded 14th February 2011
Annette Baudisch talks about our common misconceptions surrounding the pace and shape of aging.
Summary: Annette explains the importance of realising that the length of time an organism lives for - the pace of aging - is unrelated to the pattern of scenesence it experiences - the shape of aging.
Click on the play button to listen to this podcast, or listen to the podcast here. If you are experiencing any problems listening to the podcast, please download flash player. Image © 2010 Annette Baudisch.
Issue 3
Podcast with Greg McInerny
Uploaded 31st May 2011
Greg McInerny, from Microsoft Research, Cambridge, talks to Elizabeth Horne, MEE Journal Coordinator, about the development of species distribution models that adequately address the issue of fine-scale environmental variation.
Summary: Greg talks to Elizabeth about the need to acknowledge fine-scale heterogeneity when developing species distribution models
Click on the play button to listen to this podcast, or listen to the podcast here. If you are experiencing any problems listening to the podcast, please download flash player. Image © 2010 Greg McInerny & Drew Purves.
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