Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation: a research group at the University of Cape Town. We are also on @seec-uct.bsky.social
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined November 2014
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What an incredibly successful two days at the SEEC Symposium. This symposium highlighted the importance of collaboration and networking between quantitative ecologists in RSA and in Africa. Thanks to everyone involved and the students who won!
SEEC researcher Stefan Schoombie shares insights on suspected #avianflu at South Africa’s remote #MarionIsland. With half the global population of wandering #albatross at risk, this outbreak could have devastating impacts on the seabirds.
👉nature.com/articles/d44148-0…
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Thanks to innovations in technology that have allowed for ever more powerful remote monitoring, our understanding of their foraging behaviour has rapidly grown during the last decades. - theconversation.com/diving-w…
💻 @UCT_News @SEEC_UCT/ @AIMS/ @mandelaUni
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New paper from SEEC student Jarryd Foster highlights how elephants are causing significant changes to the Zimbabwean landscape by eating and damaging trees.
Read the article here - science.uct.ac.za/seec/artic…
Excited to announce registration for our annual hybrid short course has opened. Dive into practical skills merging theory with hands-on experience. Perfect for beginners and those looking to enhance their analytical toolkit.
Apply here ➡️ rb.gy/gctovs
New paper alert! Robustly estimating the demographic contribution of immigration: Simulation, sensitivity analysis and seals. SEEC members Murray and @ChrisOosthuizn - massive congrats! Elephants seals - Marion island. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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@Ndamononghenda9 has embarked on her first PhD fieldtrip off the Namibian coast in collaboration with @MFMRNamibia. She is exploring the species living in the seafloor sediment & seafloor-water column interactions to provide a baseline against which mining impacts can be measured – at Namibia
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🆕Study reveals 8 unique marine communities in Amathole MPA, each with its own habitat
Depth & seabed type are key factors determining distribution
🪸 Vital info for #MarineSpatialPlanning & management sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Postdoc in ecological condition mapping and monitoring - come join us at @SEEC and partners at @SANBI_ZA: bit.ly/3PSw4EW
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New Paper Alert 🔊🐬🔊: We're thrilled to share our latest research paper, led by Dr. Gui Frainer, where we developed an innovative framework using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to detect and identify dolphin vocalizations... Introducing #CetusID 🧵
New postdoc opportunity available! Check it out below.
We have a postdoc position available in plant ecophysiology, to work on the amazing long-term experiment at Drie Kuilen. @SEEC_UCT @UCT_Research @adamgwest Deadline: 30 Sept
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Our new paper on Martial Eagles in #kruger now out in @RSocPublishing led by @Meg_Murg with Gareth Tate.
Using GPS tracking to monitor the breeding performance of a low-density raptor improves accuracy, and reduces long-term financial and carbon costs
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221447
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New preprint: "Understanding step selection analysis through numerical integration"
arxiv.org/abs/2308.15678
Our attempt at clarifying the role of "random/control/available" points when fitting step selection functions.
With @NJKlappstein, Jonathan Potts, and @FiebergJohn.
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Using data from 11 reserves from 2017 to 2021, we analysed the cost & effectiveness of several rhino conservation interventions in the Greater Kruger (South Africa): from fences & cameras to dehorning & tracking dogs. 👇🏽Thread with high-level summary (/10)
gkepf.org/rhino-conservation…
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At ICCB? Today at 5pm, room AD4 - impact evaluation of rhino conservation interventions #ICCB2023 @Society4ConBio @SCB_Africa @idoimpact @ICCB2023 @ICCS_updates
Interested in impact evaluation or rhino conservation and at #ICCB2023? Come along Thurs 5:15pm, AD4. @Society4ConBio @SCB_Africa @ICCS_updates @SEEC_UCT @HayleySClements @MattyFairfax. @idoimpact @pauljferraro @lilyxu0 @hollieboothie @andrewbdavies . Public report out soon!
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It’s finally here, our session is tomorrow morning 26 July at 10h15-13h30 in MH3 @ICCB2023 what an amazing experience it has been thus far! So much data being collected, turn it into evidence for decision-making through analysis #QuantitativeEcologyAfrica @MethodsEcolEvol
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Interested in impact evaluation or rhino conservation and at #ICCB2023? Come along Thurs 5:15pm, AD4. @Society4ConBio @SCB_Africa @ICCS_updates @SEEC_UCT @HayleySClements @MattyFairfax. @idoimpact @pauljferraro @lilyxu0 @hollieboothie @andrewbdavies . Public report out soon!
