832321 BOKU International wildlife lectures

Type
Lecture and seminar
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Loretto, Matthias-Claudio , Windt, Jendrik , Kunz, Florian
Organisation
Offered in
Wintersemester 2023/24
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

MOVEMENT ECOLOY OF ANIMALS

What are the causes and consequences of animal movement? How do animals navigate through their environment? How do humans affect movement decisions of animals? - These and many other questions will be addressed during this course.

Besides theoretical concepts and examples from a variety of species, this course will present different methods for tracking animal movements and introduce data analysis of GPS-tracking data using the software R.

NEW INFO:
This course is a combination of lectures and hands on data analysis in R. Before the course starts, I will provide a list of papers from which each participant can pick one and present its content as a 5-min presentation during the Wildlife Lectures. To make sure all students have a similar level of experience with R, everyone is required to work through a few online tutorials (estimated time effort 4-6 hours) until January 10.

During the course I will make different GPS-tracking data available and students in groups of 2-3 will develop small projects that include the formulation of a research question, data analysis and a 10-min presentation of the project on Friday.
Previous knowledge expected

Basics in Wildlife Biology and Ecology
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

After successfully participating in this course, students will have a basic understanding of:
• key terms, concepts and principles in movement of animals
• analytical techniques to answer questions of practical management
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.