Part I - Introductory principles

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8 Jan

Th

Introduction; the role of models; science in wildlife ecology and management

Chapters 1-3

1

13 Jan

Tu

Statistical estimation

Chapter 3; Chapter 4, Appendix E

15 Jan

Th

Bayesian estimation (overview)

Bayes course Fall 2007

2

20 Jan

Tu

Sample survey design

Chapter 5; Chapter 6 (portions)

Part II-- Dynamic modeling

22 Jan

Th

Principles of Modeling

Chapter 7

3

27 Jan

Tu

Population modeling

Chapter 8 (8.1-8.4; 8.51;8.6, 8.10)

29 Jan

Th

Applied models- harvest

Chapter 11 (11.1)

4

3 Feb

Tu

Applied models- conservation

Chapter 11(11.2-11.3)

Part III-- Parameter estimation

5 Feb

Th

Overview of closed population estimation

Chapter 12

Anderson's Free Index Values

5

10 Feb

Tu

Distance methods

Chapter 13 (Skip 13.1, 13.2.5)

12 Feb

Th

Capture-recapture

Chapter 14 (Skip 14.3.1)

6

17Feb

Tu

Multiple-sample CMR

Bayesian approaches

Bayesian examples in WinBUGS

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Mb

Mt

19 Feb

Th

Overview of open methods-

Age frequency analysis

Chapter 15

7

24 Feb

Tu

Nest success and telemetry

Chapter 15

26 Feb

Th

Band recovery analysis (1)

Chapter 16

8

3 Mar

Tu

Band recovery analysis (2)

5 Mar

Th

MIDTERM EXAM

9-13 Mar

SPRING BREAK

9

17

Mar

Tu

C-J-S models

Chapter 17 (17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4 [skim], 17.5[skim],17.6)

19 Mar

Th

C-J-S models

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24 Mar

Tu

J-S models

Chapter 18 (18.1, 18.2, 18.3 [skim], 18.4 [skim],18.5, 18.6, 18.7)

26 Mar

Th

Robust estimation

Chapter 19 (19.1,19.2, 19.3,19.4 [skim], 19.5, 19.6)

Mark book info on immigration / emigration in Robust design

Conroy’s powerpoint on immigration estimation in Robust design

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31 Mar

Tu

Occupancy estimation

MacKenzie et al. 2006., Occupancy Estimation and Modeling, Elsevier-Academic (background reference, not required reading)

2 Apr

Th

Community estimation

Chapter 20

Part IV. Application of models to decision making

12

7 Apr

Tu

Decision analysis basics

Chapter 21, Chapter 24 (§24.1)

9 Apr

Th

Decision making under uncertainty

Optimization approaches

Chapter 24 (§24.1-2)

13

14 Apr

Tu

Sequential decision making

Chapter 23 (§23.3)

Chapter 24 (§24.2-4)

16 Apr

Th

Adaptive management(cont)

Chapter 24 (§24.6-12)

Clint Moore’s presentation

Excel spreadsheet dynamic programming examples

GWRC presentation

14

21 Apr

Tu

Adaptive harvest management

Chapter 25 

Adaptive harvest management overview (Johnson and Runge workshop)

Black duck AHM

23 Apr

Th

Other examples

NZ Conservation issues

Bobwhite quail initiative in Georgia

Manuscript on Hector's dolphin decision modeling

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28 Apr

Tu

Project presentations

 29 Apr

W

Project presentations

 TBD

 FINAL EXAM