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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
wifi event
Date
Apr 18, 2023   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Pat Zollner, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
Contact
Eric Schauber
E-Mail
schauber@illinois.edu
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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.

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