The SCL would like to help its members in alleviating some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing links to research resources, online databases that could mined to support students' projects, funding opportunities, training videos and online workshops.
Please contact us via Tweeter or DM @Can_Limnology, or send us an email to comms@socanlimnol.ca if you are interested in sharing any relevant links, videos, or other contributions!
COVID-19 Research Resources:
- SIL initiative to gathering information on pre and post pandemic sampling efforts of aquatic systems
- The COVID-19 Resources Canada Portal: https://covid19resources.ca/
- The Otlet: https://otlet.io/coivd19-
resources - Data-student/post-doc matching website (Otlet): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl32ju3IifAETih1F116fdqygS-WGVOI_7NVBhKTg7m6P6ZQ/viewform
- Strategies and adaptations for limnology field researchers (Linda Campbell, Saint Mary’s University): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IHz9oIVlct9oUpfQXTOWU3aiDrq4AjXFkuySwnkjsXw/edit?ts=5e820cff
Online Databases:
- The Gordon Foundation: https://gordonfoundation.ca/
initiatives/datastream/ - The Mackenzie DataStream: https://mackenziedatastream.
ca - The Lake Winnipeg DataStream: https://
lakewinnipegdatastream.ca - The Atlantic DataStream: ht
tps://atlanticdatastream.ca
Online Training Courses, Workshops, Seminars, Podcast
Seminar / Seminaire
- Our SCL limnology seminar series: http://socanlimnol.ca/outreach/limnoseminar/
- Seminar playlist given at the CARRTEL (Centre Alpin de recherche sur les réseaux trophiques et écosystèmes limniques): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYW_7e1L9iEK9fZeEkMSOKeXbc0Uk_Zm9
Skill learnings, Courses / Tutoriels,
- USASK online-learning opportunity: Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology 2020 (May 11-15th, 2020 Registration open, live streamed to all participants): https://water.usask.ca/hillslope/teaching/isotope-tracers-in-catchment-hydrology-2020.php
- Lake Biofilm Sample collection EcoALpsWater project (EN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Q48nSMjNA
- Lake Plankton Sample collection EcoALpsWater project (EN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5dfjNQr1E&feature=youtu.be
- Les tutoriels de l'échosondeur RoxAnn (FR): https://www6.dijon.inra.fr/thonon/La-communication/Videos/Les-tutoriels-de-l-echosondeur-RoxAnn-sont-en-ligne
Learning skills in Statistical analysis / Pour apprendre et s’améliorer en analyse statistiques
- R & R Studio documentation, resources:
In English:
Intro to the language : https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Paradis-rdebuts_en.pdf
Intro to tidyverse: https://r4ds.had.co.nz/
R Studio cheatsheet: https://rstudio.com/resources/cheatsheets/
R Studio blog: https://rviews.rstudio.com/
Compiled resources from CRAN: https://cran.r-project.org/other-docs.html
Workshop GGPLOT by ggplot lead developer @thomasp85: Part 1- bit.ly/3b3Lssp Part 2 - bit.ly/2yXcSSP
En Français :
Intro : https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Barnier-intro_R.pdf
Intro (plus centrée sur le langage) : https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Paradis-rdebuts_fr.pdf
Écologie & biostats : https://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/R/
- Statquest : an epic journey through statistics and machine learning!!! : https://statquest.org/video-index/
- Gavin Simpson’s blog contains codes and explanation to lead various statistical analysis in R (generally for the analysis of time series), as well as opinion and discussion about computing and open resources: https://www.fromthebottomoftheheap.net
- Free online courses from Harvard University
Educational, teaching videos / Vidéos à vocation pédagogique
- IISD Experimental Lakes Area playlist (EN): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNazHgtMPM1ZbQwix42wBVh1DJPrZLY6z
- From test tubes to test lakes -- Canada's experimental lakes area | Michael Paterson | TEDxUManitoba (EN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5MR3blHgPk
- La limnologie et les milieux aquatiques _ par l’association française de limnologie (FR) : https://youtu.be/VSQ7yCU8BEo
- Le suivi des affluents du Léman (Lake Geneva) (FR) : http://www6.dijon.inra.fr/thonon/La-communication/Videos/Le-suivi-des-affluents-du-Leman
- Le suivi des Grands Lacs Alpins (FR) : http://www6.dijon.inra.fr/thonon/La-communication/Videos/Le-suivi-des-Grands-Lacs-Alpins
- Les poissons du Léman (Lake Geneva) et le changement global (FR) : http://www6.dijon.inra.fr/thonon/La-communication/Videos/Les-poissons-du-Leman-et-le-changement-global
- Les diatomées, sentinelles de l’environnement (FR) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCAObQxtb6k
Podcast
- Core Idea : a paleolimnology podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/fr/podcasts/core-ideas-a-paleolimnology-podcast-adam-M4sr9HLW5SR/