Program

Matrix Population Models for population management and conservation

CEFE, Montpellier, 24-28 March 2014

Monday March 24

17h30 - 18h30  Workshop registration

18h30 - 20h30  Get together; each attendee introduces him/herself
(Biological material, questions, 2’ each) + a selection of French wines and cheese

Tuesday March 25: THE BASES OF MATRIX MODELS

  9h15 -   9h30   INTRODUCTION: Aims of the workshop

  9h30 - 10h30   LECTURE 1: Matrix model formulation, overview of various generalizations

10h30 - 10h45  Coffee Break

10h45 - 11h05  LECTURE 2: Introduction to ULM

11h05 - 12h15  EXERCISE 1: Swallows, numerical evidence, a first contact with ULM and/or R

12h15 - 13h30  Lunch

13h30 - 14h40  LECTURE 3: Linear models theory (eigenvalues, eigenvectors, etc.); sensitivity analysis

14h40 - 14h55  Break

14h55 - 16h05  EXERCISE 2: White Stork, sensitivity

16h05 - 17h00  LECTURE 4: Stable population theory, generation time

Wednesday March 26: FROM MATRIX MODELS TO MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

  8h45 -   9h25    LECTURE 5: Stage classified models, space

  9h25 - 10h25   EXERCISE 3: Black-headed Gull, spatial model

10h25 - 10h40  Coffee Break

10h40 - 11h25  LECTURE 6: Time varying models, Environmental stochasticity

11h25 - 12h15  EXERCISE 4: Chamois, Random environment

EXERCISE 5: Kidneyvetch, Random environment

12h15 - 13h30  Lunch

13h30 - 14h30  LECTURE 7: Exploited populations, sensitivity analysis and conservation biology

14h30 - 15h15  EXERCISE 6: Red Deer, Exploitation in a two-sex model

15h15 - 15h30  Break

15h30 - 15h50  LECTURE 8: Density-Dependence

15h50 - 17h00  EXERCISE 6: Cormorant, Density-Dependence

EXERCISE 7: Ricker model, Density-Dependence and chaos

Thursday March 27: FINAL TOPICS, OVERVIEW AND WORK ON PERSONAL DATA

  8h45 -   9h55  LECTURE 9: Demographic stochasticity

  9h55 - 10h55  EXERCISE 8: Sparrow, Demographic stochasticity

10h55 - 11h10  Coffee Break

11h10 - 11h40  LECTURE 10: Uncertainty, Process Variance, and Retrospective Perturbation Analysis

11h40 - 12h15  LECTURE 11: Overview and Perspectives (Guest speaker: Madan OLI)

12h15 - 13h30  Lunch

13h30 – 17h00  Work on the participants data

Friday March 28: WORK ON PERSONAL DATA AND SYNTHESIS

  8h45 – 12h15  Work on the participants data

12h15 - 13h30  Lunch

13h30 – 16h00  Synthetic Presentation of case studies and results by participants (10’ each)