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Wildlife Camera Trapping: Study Design, Data Management, and Analysis
Zoom virtual classroom
Sponsored by: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Date: Mar 14, 2024 09:00 AM to Mar 28, 2024 05:00 PM
Purpose
This virtual course is offered as a 3-part series. Participants are welcome to register for individual days or the entire 3-day course. All sessions will be held from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST with an hour break for lunch.
March 14, Day 1 (basic) will consist of an overview of camera trapping with information on camera trapping objectives, camera deployment and maintenance, and data entry and management with Camelot.
March 21, Day 2 (intermediate) will introduce data exploration with R, statistical analysis using GLMMs, and occupancy models. Participants should have prior experience with linear models and generalized linear models.
March 28, Day 3 (advanced) will cover advanced statistical analysis using spatial capture-recapture models for marked and partially-marked populations. Participants should have prior experience with occupancy models and mark-recapture analysis
* Day 2 and 3 classes assume participants have experience and feel comfortable working in R.
Who Will Benefit?
Students and research professionals interested in wildlife camera trapping study design, data management, and data analysis.
Registration Fee
The fee for this 3-day course is $300.00 (normal rate) or $175.00 (student rate). There is an option to register for individual days at $125.00 per session (normal rate) or $75.00 per session (student rate).
Cancellation
Please notify Dr. James Johnson (706-308-6396 or james.johnson26@uga.ed) if you need to cancel your registration for this course.
Instructors
Dr. Richard Chandler is a Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management. His research focuses on wildlife population dynamics and wildlife conservation. Dr. Chandler is a co-author of the book Spatial Capture-Recapture and a developer of several R packages, including 'unmarked'.
Dr. James Johnson is the Continuing Education Program Director and an Outreach faculty member with the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and has been a member of the UGA Deer Lab for the past 10 years, specializing in wildlife management in the Southeast.
Dr. Michel Kohl is a Wildlife Management and Extension faculty in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. His work primarily focuses on the application of GPS technology to address management and conservation questions that pertain to wildlife distribution.
Agenda
Day 1, Thursday March 14th, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday March 14 | AM- Workshop Introduction. Overview of camera trapping, study objectives, and camera deployment. |
| PM- Data entry and storage options. Overview of Camelot open source software: Image tagging and exporting data. |
Day 2, Thursday March 21st, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday March 21 | AM- Formatting raw data and coordinate files, summary statistics, and camera trap data visualizations. |
| PM- Generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMMs) and occupancy models. Data formatting, model fitting, prediction, and visualization. |
Day 3, Thursday March 28th, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday March 28 | AM- Spatial capture-recapture for marked populations. |
| PM- Spatial capture-recapture for marked or partially-marked populations. |
Registration
The last day for registration is 03/13/2024
Register Now!3-day course option:
Regular registration......................$300.00
Student registration......................$175.00
Individual day option:
Regular per session registration..............$125.00
Student per session registration..............$75.00
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