Bert Van Der Veen
About
My research focuses on the application of dimiension reduction techniques for datasets on ecological communities. Dimension reduction techniques for multivariate data are referred to as "ordination" in ecology.
Classical ordination techniques such as PCA, CA, or NMDS have various caveats, so in order to improve the ordination of ecological communities, we work on the development, application, and useability, of model-based ordination. For my research, that is mostly in the context of the gllvm R-package.
Recently, we have started to develop improved (model-based) ordination methods that include predictors, i.e., constrained and concurrent ordination. In my postdoc I will be developing new methods for hierarchical ordination.
Publications
2024
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Veen, Bert van der;
O'Hara, Robert Brian;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders.
(2024)
Predicting niche overlap with model-based ordination.
Ecography
Academic article
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Korhonen, Pekka;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Niku, Jenni;
Taskinen, Sara;
Veen, Bert van der.
(2024)
A comparison of joint species distribution models for percent cover data.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
2023
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Johansen, Line;
Albertsen, Elena;
Bär, Annette;
Hanslin, Hans Martin;
Herfindal, Ivar;
Veen, Bert van der.
(2023)
Ivaretagelse av ville pollinatorer og planter tilknyttet kulturlandskapet i byutviklingen. Oppsummering av forskningsprosjektet BE(E) DIVERSE.
NIBIO
NIBIO
Report
2022
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Solbu, Erik Blystad;
Veen, Bert van der;
Herfindal, Ivar;
Hovstad, Knut Anders.
(2022)
Analyzing dynamic species abundance distributions using generalized linear mixed models.
Ecology
Academic article
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Veen, Bert van der;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders;
OHara, Robert Brian.
(2022)
Concurrent ordination: Simultaneous unconstrained and constrained latent variable modelling.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
2021
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Perrin, Sam;
Veen, Bert van der;
Golding, Nick;
Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt.
(2021)
Modelling temperature-driven changes in species associations across freshwater communities.
Global Change Biology
Academic article
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Veen, Bert van der;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders;
Solbu, Erik Blystad;
OHara, Robert Brian.
(2021)
Model-based ordination for species with unequal niche widths.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
2020
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Veen, Bert van der;
Mattisson, Jenny;
Zimmermann, Barbara;
Odden, John;
Persson, Jens.
(2020)
Refrigeration or anti-theft? Food-caching behavior of Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Academic article
Journal publications
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Veen, Bert van der;
O'Hara, Robert Brian;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders.
(2024)
Predicting niche overlap with model-based ordination.
Ecography
Academic article
-
Korhonen, Pekka;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Niku, Jenni;
Taskinen, Sara;
Veen, Bert van der.
(2024)
A comparison of joint species distribution models for percent cover data.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
-
Solbu, Erik Blystad;
Veen, Bert van der;
Herfindal, Ivar;
Hovstad, Knut Anders.
(2022)
Analyzing dynamic species abundance distributions using generalized linear mixed models.
Ecology
Academic article
-
Veen, Bert van der;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders;
OHara, Robert Brian.
(2022)
Concurrent ordination: Simultaneous unconstrained and constrained latent variable modelling.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
-
Perrin, Sam;
Veen, Bert van der;
Golding, Nick;
Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt.
(2021)
Modelling temperature-driven changes in species associations across freshwater communities.
Global Change Biology
Academic article
-
Veen, Bert van der;
Hui, Francis K. C.;
Hovstad, Knut Anders;
Solbu, Erik Blystad;
OHara, Robert Brian.
(2021)
Model-based ordination for species with unequal niche widths.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Academic article
-
Veen, Bert van der;
Mattisson, Jenny;
Zimmermann, Barbara;
Odden, John;
Persson, Jens.
(2020)
Refrigeration or anti-theft? Food-caching behavior of Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Academic article
Report
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Johansen, Line;
Albertsen, Elena;
Bär, Annette;
Hanslin, Hans Martin;
Herfindal, Ivar;
Veen, Bert van der.
(2023)
Ivaretagelse av ville pollinatorer og planter tilknyttet kulturlandskapet i byutviklingen. Oppsummering av forskningsprosjektet BE(E) DIVERSE.
NIBIO
NIBIO
Report
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureSoliman, Marwah; Veen, Bert van der; Dunshea, Glenn John; O'Hara, Robert Brian. (2025) Multispecies sites occupancy modeling with replicate to analyze eDNA data. The Environmental and Ecological Statistics Conference , Lancaster 2025-07-01 - 2025-07-03
2024
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Academic lectureRugstad, Audun; OHara, Robert Brian; Veen, Bert van der. (2024) Putting a Number on Restoration Effectiveness through Time: New Approaches from Ecological Modeling. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration , Tartu, Estland 2024-08-26 - 2024-08-30
2021
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Academic lectureHerfindal, Ivar; Henriksen, Marie Vestergaard; Albertsen, Elena; Veen, Bert van der; Bär, Annette; Johansen, Line. (2021) Contribution of alternative habitats to local and regional species richness of a threatened habitat type. Oikos Norway 2021 Online conference 2021-05-05 - 2021-05-06
2020
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Academic lectureVeen, Bert van der; K.C., Hui Francis; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Solbu, Erik Blystad; O'Hara, Robert Brian. (2020) Quantifying the ecological niche with unequal tolerances. International Statistical Ecology Conference 2020 2020-06-22 - 2020-06-26
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Academic lectureVeen, Bert van der; O'Hara, Robert Brian; Hovstad, Knut Anders. (2020) Calculating niche overlap from Generalized Linear Latent Variable Models. Festival of Ecology 2020 2020-12-14 - 2020-12-18
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LectureVeen, Bert van der. (2020) Model-based gradient analysis. Model-based gradient analysis , Oslo 2020-12-03 - 2020-12-03
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Academic lectureVeen, Bert van der; O'Hara, Robert Brian; Sam, Perrin; Jenni, Niku. (2020) Analysing multivariate ecological data with Generalized Linear Latent Variable Models. Festival of Ecology 2020 2020-12-16 - 2020-12-17
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LectureVeen, Bert van der; Hui, Francis K.C.; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Solbu, Erik Blystad; O'Hara, Robert Brian. (2020) Fitting the species packing model. IV Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos: Ecology in the Anthropocene , Reykjavik 2020-03-03 - 2020-03-05
2019
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LectureVeen, Bert van der; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Solbu, Erik Blystad; Hui, Francis K.C.; O'Hara, Robert Brian. (2019) Estimation of the species packing model. 4th Conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society: Towards Policy-Relevant Ecology. , Tromsø 2019-02-11 - 2019-02-13
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PosterVeen, Bert van der; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Hui, Francis K.C.; Solbu, Erik Blystad; O'Hara, Robert Brian. (2019) Fitting the species packing model. BES Annual meeting 2019 , Belfast 2019-12-10 - 2019-12-13