Schedule

1-307 Forestry Building

4 - 8 August 2014

9 am - 4pm daily

M  4 August      

• AM 

  • Introductions

  • Logistics - meals, restrooms, wi-fi & more

  • Overview of workshop/web page/exercises

  • Introduction to computing using R

• PM-  Introduction to Capture- Mark-Recapture 

T 5 August  Programs MARK and RMark

• AM- 

  • Introduction to MARK and RMark

  • Programs MARK and RMark details 

• PM -Age and cohort structure

W 6 August     Model fit,  multi-model inference and prediction

• AM 

  • Age and cohort structure (cont'd)

  • Model fit and multi-model inference

• PM  Covariates and prediction

Th   7 August Open estimation, abundance estimation

• AM  Open estimation with MARK/RMark

  • CJS/ recovery/ joint recovery-recapture

  • Known fates models

• PM   Abundance estimation from CMR

  • Closed capture models

  • Open capture models (abundance, recruitment, survival)

F     8 August Robust Design, simulation and multi-state models     

• AM 

  • Robust design

  •  Simulation using R and RMark

• PM    Multi-state models

  • Wrap up and discussion