Dear colleagues, There are some places still available for the course "SPATIAL CONSERVATION PLANNING WITH MARXAN", July 13-17, Barcelona, Spain. Instructors: Dr. Ayesha Tulloch and Msc Vivitskaia Tulloch (University of Queensland, Australia). 35 hours on-site.
PLACE: Facilities ofInstitut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Sabadell, Barcelona (Spain). Organized by: Transmitting Science and the Institut Catalá de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont. More information: http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/eco/spatial-con-marxan/ or writing to [email protected] Marxan (Ian Ball and Hugh Possingham, 2000) is a software program used to support the design of marine and terrestrial reserves worldwide. Using Marxan, planners can identify an efficient system of conservation sites that include a suite of biodiversity targets at a minimal cost. Marxan provides a unique method for designing reserves that is systematic and repeatable. This course will provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to use Marxan in the context of a marine conservation planning exercise. The following topics are covered in the Introduction to Marxan: Key concepts in systematic conservation planning, creation of planning units, creation of essential Marxan input files with GIS software, parameter setting in Marxan, understanding and using Marxan results, Zonae Cogito (front-end software to support Marxan), using the Marxan.net cloud system, advanced planning using Marxan with Zones, incorporating uncertainty using Marxan with Probability. Please feel free to distribute this information between your colleagues if you consider it appropriate. With best regards Soledad De Esteban Trivigno, PhD. Transmitting Science <http://www.transmittingscience.org/>
