Please note that for formatting purposes some of the titles may differ from the originally submitted abstract. Authors are therefore encouraged to ensure that the IAVS 2008 schedule corresponds with their final presentation/poster.
POSTERS: Our poster stands can accommodate size up to portrait A0 (zero). Mounting material (pins, sticky tape, scissors etc.) will be provided.
The poster sessions will be held in the corridors of the Conservatorium building. The poster authors are requested to be present at their posters in the allocated slot (Monday or Tuesday evening) to discuss their posters with interested colleagues. No powerpoint presentations or other formal presentations of the posters are scheduled.
Friday Workshop #1
Analysis and Classification of Ecological Data Using JUICE Software One-Day Course
by
Lubomír Tichý & Milan Chytrý
Department of Botany and Zoology
Masaryk University
Brno, Czech Republic
Description: This one-day course will be devoted to the basic concepts of the JUICE 6.5 freeware, computing package based on the Microsoft WINDOWS platform.
The preliminary workshop programme:
JUICE Installation, Management of Species Lists
Data Import (Input from TURBOVEG and other Data Formats, Species Lists)
Manual Editing of Vegetation Tables and Basic Classifications
Concept of Diagnostic Species and the Theory of Phytosociological Fidelity
Synoptic Tables and Automatic Editing of Vegetation Tables
Export Options
Modified TWINSPAN Classification
Comparison of Classifications: OPTIMCLASS Method
Formal Reproduction of Traditional Syntaxa: COCKTAIL Method
Matching Relevés to Synoptic Tables
Expert System for Automatic Identification of Vegetation Units
Ordinations
Fitting Species Response Curves
Linking Phytosociological Data with Species Trait Databases
The workshop programme can be modified according to the interests of the participants.
