COVID-19

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: https://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): Youtube.com/c/umrcarrtel
Introduction to Generalized Additive Models with R and mgcv by Dr. Gavin Simpson

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