The International Environmetrics Society (TIES) has launched the
TIES Webinar Series on Data Science for Environmental Sciences (DSES).
Our next webinar will be on
January 27, at
11 am Central Time (attached flyer).
You can virtually access the webinar and register via our website:
www.environmetrics.xyzSpeaker: Marie-Josee Fortin, University of Toronto.
Title: Combining network theory and tree functional traits to improve forest resilience to global changeAbstract: To manage forests as complex adaptive systems, approaches based on resilience, functional diversity, assisted migration, and multi-species plantations can be used. We propose a novel approach to integrate the functionality of species-traits into a functional complex network approach as a flexible and multi-scale way to manage forests for the Anthropocene. This approach takes into consideration the high level of uncertainty associated with future environmental and societal changes. It relies on the quantification and dynamic monitoring of functional diversity and complex network indices to manage forests as a functional complex network. Using this novel approach, the most efficient forest management and silvicultural practices can be determined, as well as at what scale and at what intensity landscape-scale resistance, resilience, and adaptive capacity of forests to global changes can be improved.
Bio: Marie-Josee is a Canada Research Chair in Spatial Ecology. An ecologist by training, Marie-Josée has four main research areas: spatial ecology, disturbance ecology, conservation, and spatial statistics. Her research program studies the effects of global change (land-use and climate) on species spatial dynamics at the landscape and geographical range levels both in multiuse forested ecosystems and aquatic networks to maintain biodiversity and species conservation.
Hope to see you all there!
Ignacio Segovia-Dominguez &
Meichen Huang,
On behalf of the TIES Webinar Series' organizing committee
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Ignacio Segovia-Dominguez
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