Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE)isa free ecosystem modelling software suite widely used in marine ecology.EwE includes three main components:Ecopath – a static,mass-balanced snapshotofthe system;Ecosim – a time dynamic simulation module forpolicy exploration;and Ecospace – a spatialand temporaldynamic module primarily designed forexploring impactand placementofprotected areas.
Formore information on EwE consult:http://www.ecopath.org
Course I:Introduction to food web modelling with Ecopath with Ecosim (3 days)
• Basic conceptsand modelling proceduresofaquatic ecosystemsusing the Ecopath with Ecosim food web modelling approach
• Principlesbehind EwE (http://www.ecopath.org)
• Designing,parameterizing and analyzing an ecologicalmodelwith Ecopath
• Introductory conceptsofthe temporalmodule Ecosim and the spatial-temporalmodule Ecospace
Course II:Advanced Ecosim and Ecospace (2 days):
• Fundamentalsofthe Ecosim model(e.g.:foraging area)
• Driving and tting modelswith time series,testing modeluncertainty with the Monte Carlo routinesand interpreting Ecosim outputs
• Theory behind Ecospace and latestadditionsto the model
• Spatialscenarioswith Ecospace -creation,parameterization and evaluation
• Use ofhabitatsand the manifold ofpossibilitiesoffered by the new habitatcapacity model • Demonstration ofthe spatialtemporaldata framework
FEE & REGI STRATI ON
Untilthe 1stofJuly 2018:
Course I:350 € Course II:300 € Both Courses:550€
Afterthe 1stofAugust2018:
Course I:400 € C
Course II:350 € Both Courses:600€
I NSTRUCTORS
Natalia Serpetti is a postdoc researcher associate on ecosystem modelling and benthic ecology atthe Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), Scottish Marine Institute,Oban,UK.
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Jeroen Steenbeek is a classically trained software engineerand core programmerofEcopath with Ecosim, with over twenty-ve years of experience of software development in industrial, commercial and academic settings.He isbased atEcopath InternationalInitiative in Barcelona.
