IN-PERSON COURSE: Introduction to Occupancy Modeling

[Emily Uhrig]

Join our in-person occupancy modeling course this spring at the San Diego Zoo!

DESCRIPTION

Species presence/absence is a fundamental concept used in many areas of ecology (e.g., species distributions, habitat modeling, monitoring, and metapopulation studies), but imperfect detection can lead to false absences. Not accounting for false absences can lead to misleading inferences about patterns and dynamics of species occurrence and the factors that influence them. We will learn methods for accounting for imperfect detection with species detection/non-detection data and also discuss important study design considerations. All exercises will be conducted in R, covering data analysis and presentation of results (plotting results, creating maps, etc.).  

DATES & LOCATION

April 27 - May 1, 2026 at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California

Participants will also have access to materials online for a 3-month period ending July 19th

PRICE

$950 currently employed, $800 student or unemployed

The pricing covers tuition only. Participants are responsible for their own travel to/from San Diego.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

https://www.centerforwildlifestudies.org/courses/p/occupancy-modeling-inperson

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	Emily J. Uhrig, PhD Director of Education  Center for Wildlife Studies
Center for Wildlife Studies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose global mission is to deliver specialized education and conduct science and outreach that advance wildlife conservation.