Bi7540 Data analysis in community ecology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( Bi5040 Biostatistics - basic course || B5040 Biostatistics )&&(! B7540 Data anal. commun. ecology )
Pro dobré porozumění probírané látce je vhodné absolvovat předmět B5040 Biostatistika. Užitečné, nikoliv ale nezbytné, je dřívější absolvování předmětu B6549 Metody fytocenologie.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with basic methods of statistical analysis of the data on species composition of plant and animal communities, irrespective of their taxonomical delimitation. The focus is on numerical classification and ordination methods and analysis of the relationships between species composition and environmental factors. The course includes training in using standard software packages such as PC-ORD, SYN-TAX, CANOCO, SPSS, and some others.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to community ecology.
  • Field sampling, sampling design.
  • Data handling: computer programs.
  • Pattern analysis: distance and blocked-quadrat methods.
  • Measuring community diversity.
  • Standardizations and transformations of data.
  • Numerical classification - cluster analysis and TWINSPAN.
  • Gradient analysis.
  • Regression.
  • Calibration.
  • Ordination - PCA, CA, DCA.
  • Constrained ordination - CCA.
  • Statistical models of succession - Markov chains.
  • Computer programs SYN-TAX, CANOCO, SPSS, TURBEK, TWINSPAN.
  • Case studies.
Literature
  • LEPŠ, Jan and Petr ŠMILAUER. Multivariantní analýza ekologických dat. 2001. info
  • HERBEN, Tomáš and Zuzana MÜNZBERGOVÁ. Zpracování geobotanických dat v příkladech. Část I. Data o druhovém složení. http://www.natur.cuni.cz/~botanika/, 2001. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ve výuce je vysvětlována teorie a předváděny počítačové programy. K zápočtu student zpracovává soubor dat, buď svých vlastních nebo dat od učitele, pomocí probíraných klasifikačních a ordinačních metod. Zpracované analýzy předkládá ve formě krátké zprávy v angličtině. K zápočtu je rovněž požadována teorie v pozadí jednotlivých metod.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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