Title: Introduction to Distance Sampling Date: 2.5 days; 6-8 August 2007 Instructors: Dr. Ken Wilson and Dr. Paul Doherty $625 ($525 students currently registered, editors, and associate editors cu= rrently serving)
Registration & More Info at: http://www.warnercnr.colostate.edu/FWB/distanc= e.html This introductory-level workshop will provide biologists with the basics in= estimating density of a population using distance sampling theory. We wi= ll also introduce program DISTANCE. Participants will be exposed to the ph= ilosophy behind density estimation from distance sampling data. Studies usi= ng line transects, point transects, trapping webs, and trapping lines will = be described. Participants should be proficient with the Windows computer i= nterface and have a working knowledge of basic statistics. The workshop for= mat will include a combination of lectures and hands-on computer lab exerci= ses. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own data for analysis to the w= orkshop, but should recognize that a thorough analysis will not be complete= d in the time available. Contact the instructors for details regarding th= e manner in which data should be formatted prior to arrival at the workshop= . Kenneth Wilson, Professor and Interim Department Head Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Colorado State University For group mailings: Use of this mail list is intended exclusively for internal communication at= Colorado State University. Any unauthorized use is prohibited.
