Talk at NCBS on 10 October 2014 at 4:00 pm titled "Sampling, Statisticians, and the Growth of Ecological Knowledge" by Dr. James D. Nichols from USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Topic:
Sampling, Statisticians, and the Growth of Ecological Knowledge
Speaker:
Dr. James D. Nichols, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Date & Time:
10 Oct 2014 - 4:00pm
Event Type:
Talk
Venue:
MALGOVA (Southern Laboratories Complex), NCBS
Coffee/Tea:
After the talk
Abstract:
In this talk, I will focus on how growth rate of ecological knowledge has been limited by statistical issues that we did not deal with well, at least initially. But of course there are recommendations for how we can do better, and, I share some of these ideas with students and practitioners as they embark on answering new questions and/or meeting new challenges.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. James D.Nichols is a Senior Scientist at the U. S. Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. He received his Bachelors degree in biology from Wake Forest University, a Masters degree in Wildlife Management from Louisiana State University and a PhD in Wildlife Ecology from Michigan State University. Nichols’ broad interests involve the dynamics and management of ecological populations and communities.
Much of his research focuses on methods for obtaining inferences about ecological populations and communities. He is also interested in the application of decision-theoretic ideas to ecological management and conservation. He has worked closely with WCS on analytic methods for obtaining inferences at multiple spatial scales about tiger and prey populations in India with Dr. K. Ullas Karanth.