Melanie Colón Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 *Registration has started for the upcoming LANDIS-II training in Portland,Oregon. **We are now registering participants for our LANDIS-II training session.LANDIS-II is a widely-used forest simulation model, which simulates forestsuccession, disturbance (including fire, wind, harvesting, insects),climate change, and seed dispersal across large landscapes *((http://www.landis-ii.org/)). LANDIS-II tracks the spatial distribution oftree and shrub species and has flexible spatial and temporal resolutions.This 2-day training will be held on the Friday (*July 10th)* andSaturday (*July11th*) immediately following the *IALE World Congress* (http://www.ialeworldcongress.org/) on the campus of Portland StateUniversity, just few blocks from the conference. Basic training costs $300and the course will be taught by LANDIS-II developers Dr. Melissa Lucash,Brian Miranda, Alec Kretchun and Dr. Robert Scheller. *During the intensive2-day training, we will cover parameterization, landscape simulation, andanalysis of outputs. *All the profits from the training support the LANDIS-II Foundation, whichhelps fund model improvements. Training comes with a complimentary copy ofthe new LANDIS-II training manual just released in April, 2015. Housing isavailable nearby for an additional cost at the University Place Portland (http://universityplaceportland.com/).*Register by emailing Dr. Melissa Lucash directly at lucash@pdx.edu. *Please register early as training is limited to 20participants. https://sites.google.com/site/landismodel/meetingsBest,Melissa--*Dr. Melissa S. Lucash**Research Faculty**Department of Environmental Science and Management**SRTC B1-04D**Portland State University**Portland, OR**lucash[a] pdx.edu **503-725-3894 (office)*https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/dynamic-ecosystems-landscape-lab/people/dr-melissa-lucash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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