RangeShifter workshop:

a platform for computer-aided spatial

ecological modelling

January 17-19, 2018

Bariloche, Argentina

Workshop leaders: Prof. Justin Travis,

Rebekka Allgayer (PhD), Dr. Aurore Ponchon
Days 1/2: an introduction to the use of the RangeShifter software for simulating spatial
ecology and eco-evolutionary dynamics

• Lectures introducing key concepts and practicals focussed around the core RangeShifter
tutorials
• Opportunity to work individually or in groups on your own data/system/questions and
the RangeShifter team will provide technical and conceptual guidance

Day 3: introduce new functionality that is already available in a Beta version of RangeShifter
v2.0

• Continue project work

• Introduce functionality for neutral and adaptive genetics and the ability to incorporate
dynamically changing landscapes
• Highlight current development activities that include adding prospecting behaviour and
pelagic dispersal as well as a project that is just starting that will add functionality for
seasonal migration.

Predicted range expansion within 300 km of the current local range of breeding crested ibis in year 2060. The
locations of principal historical records are marked with circled dots.

Sun Y., Wang T., Skidmore A.K., Palmer S.C.F., Ye X., Ding C. and Wang Q. (2016). Predicting and understanding spatio-temporal
dynamics of species recovery: implications for Asian crested ibis Nipponia nippon conservation in China. Diversity and
Distributions, 22, 893-904.

For more information, contact Prof. Justin Travis: justin.travis@abdn.ac.uk