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So it's now less than 22 hours until @vdVeenB, @J__Niku, @BobOHara and I start our #BES2020 workshop on using latent variable models for a new perspective on community ecology. If you're planning on attending, this thread serves as a primer! 1/9
I'll attach a link to the material we'll be using, as well as link to some talks that you should check out as an introduction, both by us and other #BES2020 attendees. 2/9
For starters, @mhopebusch's talk, "Long term changes in community assembly processes in the Southern Great Plains" is a great high level overview of the drivers of community assemblage. 3/9 https://twitter.com/mhopebusch/status/1338566255645765650?s=20
Wang Cai's talk, "Uncovering the internal structure of a pond metacommunity", uses a JSDM to look at different drivers of Greater Crested Newt distribution across Britain. 4/n
To learn more about application of latent variable models and modelling community changes in the face of a warming climate, check out my talk. 5/9 https://twitter.com/samperrinNTNU/status/1338474612963876866?s=20
Then, if your curiosity has been piqued and you're looking for the stats behind it all, check out Bert's talk, to get stuck into the nitty gritty of how these models actually work. 6/9 https://twitter.com/LangleyIzzy/status/1338809058795655168?s=20
Now you're pretty much set. You've got some insight into community ecology, seen some current and potential uses of LV models, and have a basic understanding of how they function. 7/9
So get stuck into the material we're providing for the talk itself! It's all available on GitHub now, and we'll talk through it tomorrow (also we could use a guinea pig) 8/9 https://github.com/BertvanderVeen/BES2020GLLVMworkshop
And lastly, vote on this. We look forward to seeing you there! Let us know if you're planning on attending! 9/9 https://twitter.com/samperrinNTNU/status/1338514257688793089?s=20
