Macroecology

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• Macroecology Conservation Unit
• www.cea.uevora.pt/umc

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• Research group that operates within the
  University of Évora, Portugal
• ... part of the Centre of Applied Ecology
• Main area of research Macroecology and
  Biodiversity Conservation
• Main technical skills GIS and statistics applied
  to ecology and conservation

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Some of our research questions

• What factors govern the occurrence of species at
  different spatial scales?
• What factors govern the occurrence of species at
  different temporal scales?
• Where will species occur given projected
  environmental changes?
• Where are the most important areas for
  biodiversity conservation?

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Example biodiversity/GIS research
Probabilities of occurrence of Turdus torquatus
in 1968-72
Probabilities of extinction of Turdus torquatus
in 1988-91
Overlay of the two previous maps