Teachinhg Ecological Theory is one of my favourite activities. Especially focusing on networks of ecological interactions.
I am supporter of the learning-by-doing philosophy of teaching. To encourage this in students I have put together a series of online resources:
To learn more about theoretical ecology: https://padlet.com/miguel_lurgi/me9sk6j2firo
To develop coding skills for analysing ecological networks: https://mlurgi.github.io/networks_for_r/
To learn different techniques to analyse different types of ecological networks in community ecology: https://mlurgi.github.io/serrapilheira_eco_networks/
This last resource was developed as part of the Community Ecology and Biodiversity module that I was invited to deliver for the Training Program in Quantitative Biology and Ecology at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in São Paulo, Brazil, in September 2022.
I believe that the best way to learn is by doing and discussing passionately about science. So, please feel free to drop me a line or by my office with any interesting questions or topics about pretty much anything.
Current topics that interest me include: complex systems - philoshophy of science - observations of rare birds - the Hutchinsonian niche - geographical ecology…
I coordinate the course for Y2 undergraduate students Population and Community Ecology at the Biosciences Department of Swansea University. In this course, students are exposed to theoretical modelling in ecology. We cover a wide range of very interesting topics from single population exponential and logitic growth models all the way to dynamics in complex multispecies predator-prey networks. We also devote sometime to one of my main scientific interests: geographical ecology.