Hi everyone Instats is excited to offer a 2-day seminar, Multivariate Analysis of Biotic Communities, livestreaming Oct 15th. This workshop tackles a central challenge in ecology and evolution: how do we untangle the complex environmental and biotic drivers that shape species assemblages and patterns of biodiversity? Over two focused days, Dr Oliver Miler from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission will guide you step-by-step through the core multivariate tools including ordination and distance-based methods used to test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. By integrating theory with hands-on exercises using real ecological datasets in R, you'll gain the practical skills needed to manage complex data, produce publication-quality graphics, and confidently analyze your own community data. Whether you're studying community phylogenetics, macroecology, or conservation, this seminar provides the foundation to turn your observations into rigorous insights. https://instats.org/seminar/multivariate-analysis-of-biotic-communit Sign up today to secure your place, and please share this opportunity with colleagues and students who might benefit! Best wishes Michael Zyphur Professor and Director Instats | instats.org Michael Zyphur (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)