Inspire Session
Gabriel Dansereau
University of Montreal, Canada
Tanya Strydom
University of Montreal, Canada
Francis Banville, n/a
PhD candidate
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Andrew MacDonald
University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Species interactions play a key role in shaping the functioning and dynamics of biological communities. However, measuring and quantifying these interactions has been a major roadblock and has made working with species interactions (and their resulting networks) a challenge. Recent advances in the prediction of ecological networks, largely supported by novel machine learning and statistical techniques, present a key response to addressing data scarcity within network ecology.
With the help of these new contemporary tools, we will be able to begin filling in the blank spaces of the ecological network map, making us more equipped to start pursuing bigger questions. The aim of this Inspire session is to do exactly that. We have brought together a team of speakers from a variety of sub-disciplines and backgrounds to share their thoughts and ideas on the advancement and possible directions we can take with regard to thinking about networks across space. The focus of this session is not to present results but rather different opinions and ideas in an effort to spark a discussion as to what the future directions spatial network ecology might take. Talks will be presented within the context of space (of the interstellar kind) so as to encourage thinking about the topic at hand in a "system-agnostic" manner as well as keeping with the more informal (and fun) nature of Inspire sessions.
Presenting Author: Tad Dallas – University of South Carolina
Presenting Author: Ceres Barros – University of British Columbia
Co-author: Ceres Barros – University of British Columbia
Co-author: João Braga – Ecofish
Co-author: Laura Pollock – McGill University
Co-author: Tamara Münkemüller – Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine
Co-author: Wilfried Thuiller – Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, LECA
Presenting Author: Maxwell Farrell – University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Korryn Bodner – MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital
Co-author: Chris Brimacombe – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Co-author: Marie-Josée Fortin – University of Toronto
Presenting Author: Michael Catchen – McGill University
Presenting Author: Norma Forero-Muñoz – University of Montreal
Co-author: Timothée Poisot, PhD – Université de Montréal
Presenting Author: Dominique Caron – McGill University
Co-author: Laura Pollock – McGill University
Presenting Author: Guadalupe Peralta – IMBIV - CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Presenting Author: Gracielle Higino – University of British Columbia and CIEE Living Data Project