Resources
Tutorials, code, and teaching materials

A collection of tutorials, workshops, code examples, and other resources related to R, quantitative ecology, wildlife monitoring, and reproducible research.

Introduction to R: A Practical Introduction to Data Management and Visualization
Guide · English
R
Data analysis
Data visualization

A beginner-friendly introduction to R designed to provide the foundations needed to work confidently with data management and visualization.

20 September 2026

Introduction to Model Selection in R
Lecture · English
R
Data analysis
Statistics

Introductory lecture on model selection using AIC and hypothesis testing in R.

29 October 2025

TCTWS Abstracts (2022–2025): Interactive Companion
Code · English
R
Data analysis
Data visualization
Wildlife management

Code and interactive material for analyzing research trends in the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society using data mined from annual meeting programs.

13 February 2025

Introduction to R (2023)
Guide · Español
R
Data analysis
Data visualization

A quick introduction to R and RStudio designed for beginners or users with some experience who want to strengthen their foundations, from installing R and working with R…

8 May 2024

Camera Trap Workshop in R: Processing, Organization, and Analysis of Camera Trap Data (CAPES)
Workshop · Español
R
Data analysis
Occupancy
Camera trapping
Wildlife management

Training workshop held at the Center for Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Catholic University of Chile.

22 November 2023

Recordings — Camera Trap Workshop in R: Processing, Organization, and Analysis of Camera Trap Data (CAPES)
Workshop Videos · Español
R
Data analysis
Occupancy
Camera trapping
Wildlife management

Recordings from the training workshop held at the Center for Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Catholic University of Chile.

22 November 2023

Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Proportions: The Beta Family
Tutorial · Español
R
Data analysis
Statistics

A brief example of how to fit and validate a beta-family GLMM for proportion data. This exercise, originally developed for a graduate-level course, covers model fitting…

29 March 2023

Relative Abundance Index (RAI)
Tutorial · Español
R
Data analysis
RAI
Camera trapping

What is the RAI? What is it used for, and what are its limitations? This tutorial was developed as part of the pre-conference courses for the 15th National Congress of…

12 October 2022

What is spatial independence?
Tutorial · Español
R
Data analysis
Statistics

An introduction to assessing the spatial independence of camera-trap data.

8 June 2022

Radar plot tutorial
Tutorial · Español
R
Data analysis
Data visualization

A short tutorial on creating a radar plot using camera-trap activity data.

10 May 2022

Occupancy models for biological communities
Tutorial · Español
R
Data analysis
Occupancy

Introduction to the DiversityOccupancy and camtrapR packages for fitting community occupancy models to camera-trap data.

30 April 2022
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