1 PhD course: Dynamic Ecological Modeling, 1.5 Credits (one full week of study) Start period: Autumn 2015, for one week, 7-11 September, 2015. Location: Sweden, Stockholm University, The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) www.su.se/emb - four days (7-10 Sept.), Askö laboratory - one day in (11 Sept., Friday), city Trosa, 80 km South from Stockholm; travel from Stockholm to Askö and back covered by the course. Registration: Those interested in the course, please send me an e-mail [email protected]with information about your research interest and place of study. The course is free of charge for PhD students from European Union, but the number of participants is limited. However, participants are expected to cover their own costs for travel, board and lodging. Registration is mandatory and should be done as early as possible. Course description The course is organized for PhD students within Biology, Ecology and Radioecology. The students should bring their own computers for the practical exercises. The maximum number of students who can be admitted to the course is 20. All lectures will be given in English. Compartment modeling is a tool used for describing the transport of material in biological and ecological systems, where the material could be for example food. For example, the compartments can represent different species of animals and plants, and the flow between compartments can account for uptake and loss of food (or energy). Compartment models are often used to describe the outcome of chemical reactions and modelling population dynamics. The aim of the course is to learn the basics of compartment modelling, how to derive ordinary differential equations for a given problem and the principles for analysis and solution of differential equations. Another goal of the course is to become familiar with the modern techniques for dynamic modeling and their application to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem modeling, and in particular to the problem of nutrients circulation and food web dynamics in the Baltic Sea. The course consists of a half day lecture and half day seminar for practical modeling exercises. Lectures: Introduction to compartment modeling. Systems of Differential equations. The predator– prey equations used to describe the dynamics of biological systems. The Baltic Sea models. Application in the innovative European project “The Future of Fully integrated human exposure assessment of chemicals 4FUN”. The box models of contaminants transport in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. BALTSIM BALTSIM
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PhD course: Dynamic Ecological Modeling, 1.5 Credits (one full week of study)
Start period: Autumn 2015, for one week, 7-11 September, 2015. Location:
Sweden, Stockholm University, The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) www.su.se/emb - four days (7-10 Sept.),
Askö laboratory - one day in (11 Sept., Friday), city Trosa, 80 km South from Stockholm; travel from Stockholm to Askö and back covered by the course.
Registration: Those interested in the course, please send me an e-mail [email protected] with information about your research interest and place of study. The course is free of charge for PhD students from European Union, but the number of participants is limited. However, participants are expected to cover their own costs for travel, board and lodging. Registration is mandatory and should be done as early as possible.
Course description The course is organized for PhD students within Biology, Ecology and Radioecology. The students should bring their own computers for the practical exercises. The maximum number of students who can be admitted to the course is 20. All lectures will be given in English. Compartment modeling is a tool used for describing the transport of material in biological and ecological systems, where the material could be for example food. For example, the compartments can represent different species of animals and plants, and the flow between compartments can account for uptake and loss of food (or energy). Compartment models are often used to describe the outcome of chemical reactions and modelling population dynamics. The aim of the course is to learn the basics of compartment modelling, how to derive ordinary differential equations for a given problem and the principles for analysis and solution of differential equations. Another goal of the course is to become familiar with the modern techniques for dynamic modeling and their application to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem modeling, and in particular to the problem of nutrients circulation and food web dynamics in the Baltic Sea. The course consists of a half day lecture and half day seminar for practical modeling exercises. Lectures: Introduction to compartment modeling. Systems of Differential equations. The predator–prey equations used to describe the dynamics of biological systems. The Baltic Sea models. Application in the innovative European project “The Future of Fully integrated human exposure assessment of chemicals 4FUN”. The box models of contaminants transport in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Practical exercises: Application of modeling in Ecology, showing approaches and discussion existing software for effective analysis of ecological problems and assessment of impact on the environment. The Ecolego software tool will be used in the exercises. Ecolego is a tool for creating dynamic models and performing deterministic or probabilistic model simulations. Ecolego will be made available to the students by Facila AB, on a free of charge basis for academic purposes. Several practical Ecolego tutorials will be given during the course. Students who are familiar with the Matlab software, may also use it for the exercises. The application of free software Ecopath/Ecosim as a tool for analysis of exploited aquatic ecosystems will be discuss on the course.
Web link to the course https://sites.google.com/a/facilia.se/ecological-modeling/
Plan of PhD course “Dynamic Ecological Modeling” (1.5 hp)
7-11 September, 2015 Day Time Name Lecture title
Mon. 7 Sept.
9:00-10:00 Lena
Konovalenko,
Compartment models in Biology and Ecology.
10:00-11:00 Eric Johansson, “Ecolego” software as a modelling tool – overview. 11:00-12:00 Boris Shapiro Concepts of differential equations.
12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-16:00
Lena
Konovalenko
Practical Exercises and construction of simple model,
Running a model deterministically,
Working with outputs.
Tuesday 8 Sept.
9:00-10:00
Emma Undeman
Modelling fate and bioaccumulation of organic
chemicals.
10:00-12:00 Boris Shapiro Systems of differential equations.
The predator-prey model (Lotka-Volterra model).
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13.00-15:45 Lena
Konovalenko
Construction and implementation the Lotka-Volterra
model and solving numerically using Ecolego or
Matlab.
Wed. 9 Sept.
9:00-12:00 Oleg Savchuk Basics of marine ecosystem modelling.
Modeling of the Baltic Sea eutrophication. 12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Oleg Savchuk Practical exercises with SANBALTS and
BALTSEM.
Thur. 10 Sept.
9:00-11:00
Susa Niiranen
The application of free software Ecopath/Ecosim as a
tool for analysis of exploited aquatic ecosystems.
11:00-12:00 Boris Alfonso Application in the innovative European project “The
Future of Fully integrated human exposure
assessment of chemicals 4FUN”.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:30 Lena
Konovalenko
Running model probabilistically.
Fri. 11 Sept.
9:00 Arrival in Askö Visit of Marine laboratory. 9:30-12:00 Birkir Veigarsson Modelling of the authorised releases of radionuclides
to Baltic Sea from nuclear power plants.
12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-16:00
Lena
Konovalenko,
Overview of several models for element transport in
Course coordinator (Participant both in lectures and practical exercises):
Lena Konovalenko,
[email protected], tel. +46 8 161744, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences Stockholm
University (DEEP), Stockholm University. http://www.su.se/emb/ PhD degree in Marine Ecotoxicology. Research interests focus on Ecology, Radioecology and Modelling of element transport in aquatic ecosystems. The study of carbon circulation and investigation of benthic and pelagic