INHS Seminar - Agent Based Modeling Investigations of Landscape-Level Implications of Animal Behavior
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Illinois Natural History Survey Seminar Committee
- Location
- 1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
- Virtual
- Join online
- Date
- Apr 18, 2023 4:00 pm
- Speaker
- Dr. Pat Zollner, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
- Contact
- Eric Schauber
- schauber@illinois.edu
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- Originating Calendar
- INHS Events
This seminar will be held in room 1005 Forbes Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign or you may join via Zoom here | Meeting ID:863 8237 8180 | Password: 707945
Agent (Individual) Based Modelling has become a more commonly applied technique for wildlife biologists and ecologists during the past four decades. However, this approach emphasis on computer programming skills differs from the traditional training (focus on frequentist statistics) most people in those discipline receive. I will provide examples I have developed throughout my career of how I combine field experiment with Agent Based Modeling to gain insights into the landscape level implications of animal behavior. My goal is to illustrate the value of ABM techniques as complimentary to the way most of us are trained to conduct our research.