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SUMMARY:Predictive models in ecology: case studies of invasive fire ants a
 nd fire risks - Yohay Carmel\, Technion Faculty of Civil and Environmental
  Engineering\, Israel
DTSTART:20120224T130000Z
DTEND:20120224T140000Z
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CONTACT:Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez
DESCRIPTION:Ecologists and environmental scientists are increasingly asked
  to provide specific predictions for the future. The major predictive tool
  available to scientists is the model. This talk will discuss the nature o
 f models as tools for prediction\, emphasizing various problems\, restrict
 ions and limitations. Some of these obstacles will be illustrated using tw
 o studies in which I was involved recently. The first study concerned pred
 icting the probability of invasion by fire ants at a global scale\, while 
 the second study predicted fire risk at a very local scale
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology \, Downing Street
 \, CB2 3EJ
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