Schedule and Topics
Day Topics
1 Introduction to time series and random walks ; Introduction to state-space models
2 Combining multi-site data; Identifying spatial structure; Introduction to time series and random walks
3 Estimating species interactions strengths: density-dependence and predator-prey; community models and stability
4 Univariate Dynamic Linear Models (DLMs); Multivariate DLMs
5 Dynamic Factor Analysis (DFA); Student data discussions; Other resources and directions
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Times Series for Ecology 2014 