Prof. Jason Matthiopoulos

Works at – Prof. of spatial and population ecology at the University of Glasgow

Teaches – Spatial Analysis of Ecological Data Using R (SPAE)

– Applied Bayesian Modelling for Ecologists and Epidemiologists (ABME)

Jason Matthiopoulos is professor of spatial and population ecology at the University of Glasgow. He does research at the interface between mathematics, statistics and ecology, trying to formalize biological hypotheses into models that can then be informed by data.

He is interested in explaining how habitat structure results in observed patterns of population growth, why some animal populations cycle, what variables drive the distribution of populations, how patterns of disease spread can be predicted and managed, how animals navigate, what drives and sustains mass migrations, how marine renewable developments can be harmonized with conservation priorities, how fish stocks can be conserved and how to measure the fundamental niche of a species.

He has over 20 years’ experience in teaching quantitative methods to biologists of all ages and stages and has written a popular textbook on the topic. He has authored >60 peer-reviewed publications >30 government reports and has served as editor for Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Applied Ecology and Endangered Species Research.

How to be a Quantitative Ecologist: The ‘A to R’ of Green Mathematics and Statistics)