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NRES 776

Ecological Forecasting

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Environmental scientist and ecologists are increasingly asked to predict ecological processes to improve the sustainable management of natural resources and further basic understanding. This course will cover the fundamental concepts of the emerging field of ecological forecasting including: modeling approaches, representing and propagating uncertainty, model validation and updating, and adaptive management.

Requirements

Recommended Preparation

  • programming experience with R
NRES 746NRES 779
Original catalog text

Recommended Preparation

programming experience with R, NRES 746 or NRES 779

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe motivations for environmental scientists and ecologist to develop forecasts.
  • develop ecological forecasts and validate models with observed data.
  • identify how different sources of uncertainty impacts forecast and ways in which uncertainty can be communicated.
  • identify the similarities and differences between ecological forecasting and other branches of forecasting.
  • describe the relationship between ecological forecasting and the adaptive management cycle.