2011 Workshop
Ecological Modeling for Marine Mammalogists
19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals: Pre-conference Workshop
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Tampa Convention Center, 1st floor, Room 22/23
Tampa, Florida, USA
Organizers
Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Dori Dick (Oregon State University, USA)
Elliott Hazen (NOAA Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory, USA)
Ellen Hines (San Francisco State University, USA)
Kristin Laidre (University of Washington, USA)
Daniel Palacios (NOAA Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory, USA)
Kathleen Vigness-Raposa (Marine Acoustics, Inc., USA)
Purpose of workshop
The "Ecological Modeling for Marine Mammalogists" workshop will follow on the successful 2009 workshop of the same name, and will represent the sixth Biennial workshop devoted to spatial modeling. There is tremendous interest in applying statistical modeling techniques to the quantitative assessment of marine mammal distribution and habitat use, and our workshop seeks to explore both traditional and the latest methodologies. Our goal is to bring together practitioners that can share their experience with various approaches to ecological modeling by addressing topics ranging from collecting data, selecting the appropriate model, evaluating the model’s results, and applying those results in a research or management context. The workshop format will consist of formal presentations followed by discussions during which particular methodologies can be meaningfully explored by all participants. We will also include a Project Forum wherein students and less experienced researchers can present their projects and discuss the statistical challenges they are facing with an expert panel.
Fee
$30
Workshop Schedule
8:30 Welcome – Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
8:40 Introductory session
- Introduction to ecological modeling*, Dori Dick (Oregon State University) and Elliott Hazen (NOAA SWFSC PFEL)
9:20 Large scale modeling
- Introduction - Kathy Vigness-Raposa (Marine Acoustics, Inc.)
- Large scale habitat modeling in European waters – application to systematic and non-systematic surveys*, Ana Cañadas (ALNILAM Research and Conservation Ltd.)
10:10 Coffee break
- Large-scale habitat-based models of cetacean density*, Karin Forney (NOAA SWFSC)
11:10 Using ocean models
- Introduction - Mark Baumgartner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- Forecasting cetacean distributions with ocean models and advanced remote-sensing products*, Elizabeth Becker (NOAA SWFSC)
- Combining survey data with satellite and circulation models to predict right whale habitat suitability*, Dan Pendleton (NOAA NWFSC)
Lunch 12:40 - 2:00
2:00 Movement analysis
- Introduction - Daniel Palacios (NOAA SWFSC PFEL)
- Developing better statistical methods for tracking data, Greg Breed (Harvard University)
- From oceanography to top predator habitat in TOPP: Synthesis of tag data and modeling*, Elliott Hazen (NOAA SWFSC PFEL)
3:30 Poster forum & coffee break
- "Modeling the habitat suitability of franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) along the Brazilian coast: a maximum entropy approach using presence-only data," Poupon, M, D. Danilewicz, E. Ferreira, E. Secchi, M.D. de O. Santos, P. Ott, I. Moreno, S. Siciliano, A. Zerbini, and A. Andriolo.
- "Land-based studies of habitat selection by beaked whales: A new approach for the modelling of animal distribution," Arranz, P., N. Aguilar Soto, D.L. Borchers, M. Johnson, M., M. Bayona, and M.J. Cox
- "Natal habitat imprinting as a possible explanation for genetic divergence in the Galapagos sea lion?," Jeglinski, J.W.E., J.B.W. Wolf, C. Werner³, D.P. Costa, and F. Trillmich.
- "Yellowfin tuna as a predictor of ecosystem state in the eastern tropical Pacific," Martin, S.L. and L.T. Ballance
- "Exploration of the seasonal movement and spatial use patterns of humpback and fin whales in the Gulf of Maine through combined modeling of systematic research and opportunistic data," Lubansky, T, G. Russell, and P. Stevick
- "Distribution prediction of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Taiwan," Yeh, C.-H., L.-S. Chou, and P.-F. Lee
- "Modeling Dall’s porpoise habitat preferences from acoustic presence/absence data," Fleming, A., T. Yack, S. Coates, and J. Barlow
- "Using sea ice complexity indexes as a proxy to study marine mammal distribution in Antarctic sea ice," Garcia-Rojas, M.I.
- "Forecasting changes in habitat use by bowhead whales in response to Arctic climate change: Integration of physical-biological models with satellite, biological survey and oceanographic data," Pendleton, D.
4:30 Workshop ends
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