Theoretical & Quantitative Ecology Courses and Certifications

ICTP-SAIFR

Using Quantitative Methods to Evaluate and Predict the Impacts of Global Change on Biodiversity

Explore quantitative methods for evaluating and predicting ecological phenomena with expert Luisa Carvalheiro in this comprehensive seminar from the QEco Program.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Graduate School Application Process in Quantitative Ecology - Transversal Talk

Explore the graduate school application process with insights from Princeton University students, covering key steps and strategies for success.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

New Discoveries in Population Genetics - With Enrico Coen

Explore adaptive change and population transformation through snapdragon genetics. Discover how genes and environment interact to drive evolutionary paths in this insightful lecture by biologist Enrico Coen.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Transient Dynamics - The Key to Ecological Understanding - Alan Hastings, SFI + UC Davis

Explore transient dynamics in ecology, challenging classical theory focused on long-term behavior. Examine implications for modeling, management, and understanding complex ecological systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Everything Is a Network, but the Network Is Not Everything - Dynamics of Stage-Structured Food Webs

Explore how stage-structured food web models challenge traditional views on ecological community stability, offering new insights into the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EvoEcoSeminars

Why Ecologists Should Avoid Putting Things Into Groups

Explore ecological diversity's complexity, challenging traditional grouping methods and proposing innovative approaches for more accurate ecosystem understanding and analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Strange Loop Conference

The Strange Loop Making Parasitic Insects Our Friends

Explore the intersection of ecology and functional programming, focusing on parasitic insects for biological pest control. Learn about population modeling and the open-source Python package Generations.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Ontogenetic Niche and Habitat Shifts

Explores ecological and evolutionary impacts of ontogenetic niche shifts, using structured population models to analyze complex life cycles, habitat changes, and their effects on population dynamics and community interactions.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Canopy Biology and Human Societies - Lessons from Treetops to Urban Jungles

Explore canopy biology's insights into ecosystem diversity and human societies. Discover how structural ecology in treetops reveals lessons for urban life and the organization of super-organisms like ant colonies and human groups.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Comparative Canopy Biology and the Structure of Ecosystems

Explore the emerging field of comparative canopy biology, its challenges, and potential for understanding ecosystem structures across various biological communities, from forest canopies to periphyton.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unifying the Study of Biodiversity Across Timescales - What a MESS!

Explore a mechanistic model of community assembly that integrates macro-ecology, phylogeography, and macro-evolution to predict biodiversity patterns and infer complex histories of island assembly.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hybridizing Mechanism and MaxEnt - Ecological Theory for the Anthropocene

Explore a groundbreaking ecological theory combining maximum entropy and mechanism to predict ecosystem patterns and responses to anthropogenic stresses in the Anthropocene era.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Rise and Fall of Evolutionary Sand Castles

Exploring evolutionary models of biological interdependence, from organism components to ecological systems, and how these structures can fail catastrophically due to their interconnected nature.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Better Forecasting Our Ecological Future - Taming Big Data with Big Theory

Explore how big data and theoretical frameworks can improve ecological forecasting and our understanding of complex ecosystems and their future.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fungi, Forests, and Group Selection - Ecological Mutualism and Competition

Explore mutualism and competition in ecosystems, focusing on plant-microbe communities. Discover how group selection in patchy environments can lead to optimal resource allocation and discuss societal implications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video