Prog 1121 - conferences.cirm-math.fr

Modeling Energy Budgets in Ecology : DEB Theory  
April 20 – 30, 2015

School (20 -27 April, 2015)

Schedule
Description of modules

Contents of 7-days course in Marseille (49 h)

10 h discussions in break-out groups (8-10 persons).
In each hour 2 till 3 participants will present their
question/problem in less than 10 min each, followed by a 10 min
discussion by the group. The remaining time will be spend on
discussion of the particular topic for the group. Each group will
have a reporter who summarises the conclusions about this topic and
presents it in the plenary discussion. The group compositions will
be reshuffled during the course
2 h plenary discussions. Two sessions will deal with the results presented by the reporters.
15 h exercises. Most of the time will used for parameter estimation on the basis of the submitted mydata-file, using the add_my_pet procedure.
The results will be reported in the add_my_pet_presentations.
We will work in small groups with adequate assistance by the team The exercise-hours will also be used to provide Octave/Matlab and DEBtool training and basics in statistical and numerical methods
for those who have an interest in it. You will compose a
predict_my_pet-file for your pet, estimate parameters values with it
and copy the results in a pars_my_pet-file to access over 100 implied
properties of your pet. The remaining time is used for making exercises.
3 h add_my_pet presentations.
The participants will here briefly present the results of the
parameter estimation for their pet and discuss the problems they
encountered. A comparison of the parameter values with that of
other animals will place the results in context.
19 h lectures
The lectures will present a summary of the material of the
tele-course, introductions to practical applications of the theory and
extension of the tele-part to include e.g. population and community
dynamics. See the course program for details.