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Mathematical Ecology: Theory and Applications

Joint Research Group in the UK - LMS Scheme 3

META workshop

Mathematics of Ecological Complexity

School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, 1 September 2016

Models of spatiotemporal complexity in population, communities and ecosystems will be discussed. Topics include (but not limited to) challenges in modelling animal movement (both individual and collective), biological invasions, and relevant scenarios of ecological pattern formation.

  SPEAKERS

Daniel Bearup (University of Sheffield)

  Population dispersal is well described by diffusion even when some individuals may perform Lévy walk

Stephen Cornell (University of Liverpool) - keynote talk

  Invasions, heterogeneity, and the evolution of dispersal

Edward Codling (University of Essex)

  Optimal navigation strategies for animal movement: copycat dynamics revisited

Valerie Livina (National Physical Laboratory)

  Tipping point analysis of dynamical systems, with applications in geophysics and environmental sciences

Andrew Morozov (University of Leicester) - keynote talk

Environmental heterogeneity and density-dependent animals’ dispersal as key regulators of top-down control in ecosystems with eutrophication

  PRESENTATIONS BY PhD STUDENTS

Jack Choules (University of Leicester)

  Ways to compare random walks resulting from different distributions: do we always have to focus on mean equal or variance?

Emily Forbes (Harper Adams University)

  Why does agricultural research need mathematical modelling?

Wenxin Zhang (University of Birmingham)

  Spatial patterns of interacting stage-structured species with short-distance dispersal

    WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

    ABSTRACTS

  The META poster can be downloaded   HERE

  REGISTRATION

The meeting is open to everyone and the registration for the workshop is free.

Please send a message to   n.b.petrovskaya[at]bham.ac.uk   (Natalia Petrovskaya) to indicate your attendance.

  LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

All presentations will take place in room G33, Aston Webb building, Edgbaston campus.

The Aston Webb building can be found in the Red Zone (number R6)

of the   UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP

The link above also gives the information on travel and directions to the Edgbaston campus.

  ACCOMMODATION

The following   HOTELS   are located near the university campus where the workshop will be held.

  Where to   LUNCH   on campus.

  CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any further questions please contact

Natalia Petrovskaya

School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham,

Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

Email: n.b.petrovskaya[at]bham.ac.uk    

This workshop is supported by the London Mathematical Society and the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham

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