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Research Expertise
I am interested in marine acoustic ecology and most of my work has been focused on the acoustic behaviour of marine mammals, from ice-breeding seals to baleen whales. In addition, I have a particular interest in assessing and understanding the impacts of anthropogenic noise on the marine environment. I am also excited by the development and application of new tools for the study of natural soundscapes and the assessment of biodiversity and species richness using passive acoustics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Industrial Impacts on Oceans
- Anthropogenic noise
- Marine Renewable Energy
- QL Zoology
- Marine mammals
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Collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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MERIKA: Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator
Vögler, A. (PI), Kenter, J. O. (PI), Billing, S.-L. (PI), Greenwood, C. (Researcher), Morrison, J. (Researcher), Bremner, B. (Researcher), Loxton , J. (Researcher), Schläppy, M.-L. (Researcher), del Villar-Guerra, D. (Researcher), Nall, C. (Researcher), Greenhill, L. (Researcher), Risch, D. (Researcher), Billing, S.-L. (Researcher) & Martino, S. (Researcher)
1/01/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Assessing the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)
Thorburn, J., Collins, P. C., Garbett, A., Vance, H., Phillips, N., Drumm, A., Cooney, J., Waters, C., Ó’maoiléidigh, N., Johnston, E., Dolton, H. R., Berrow, S., Hall, G., Hall, J., Delvillar, D., Mcgill, R., Whoriskey, F., Fangue, N. A., Mcinturf, A. G. & Rypel, A. L. & 14 others, , 12 Jul 2024, In: Animal Biotelemetry. 12, 1, 13 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a machine learning detector for North Atlantic humpback whale song
Kather, V., Seipel, F., Berges, B., Davis, G., Gibson, C., Harvey, M., Henry, L.-A., Stevenson, A. & Risch, D., 13 Mar 2024, In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155, 3, p. 2050-2064 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harbour porpoises respond to chronic acoustic deterrent device noise from aquaculture
Findlay, C. R., Coomber, F. G., Dudley, R., Bland, L., Calderan, S. V., Hartny-Mills, L., Leaper, R., Tougaard, J., Merchant, N. D., Risch, D. & Wilson, B., 5 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Biological Conservation. 293, 9 p., 110569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Major soundscape differences in the west coast of Scotland are reflected in acoustic indices
Dell, B. L., White, P. R., Bull, J. M. & Risch, D., 2024, International Conference on Underwater Acoustics, ICUA 2024. 1 ed. Institute of Acoustics, Vol. 46. (Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics; vol. 46).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Who goes there? Evaluating the performance of a CNN for monitoring delphinid presence to that of the c-pod within diverse marine soundscapes
White, E., Bull, J. M., White, P. R. & Risch, D., 12 Nov 2024, International Conference on Underwater Acoustics, ICUA 2024. Institute of Acoustics, 205165. (Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics; vol. 46).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Ethics codes of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and its journal should be coordinated and revised
Ryan, C., Clapham, P., Leaper, R., Papastavrou, V. & Risch, D., 1 Jan 2023, In: Marine Mammal Science. 39, 1, p. 354-355 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Gliders for passive acoustic monitoring of the oceanic environment
Cauchy, P., Heywood, K. J., Merchant, N. D., Risch, D., Queste, B. Y. & Testor, P., 9 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Remote Sensing. 4, 13 p., 1106533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)43 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS) Marine Forum 2022
Denise Risch (Participant) & Steven Benjamins (Participant)
26 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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There's an eerie mystery sound in the ocean. It could be a conversation.
26/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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There's an eerie mystery sound in the ocean. It could be a conversation.
26/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Watch: Kayaker Witnesses Whale Ritual Rarely Seen by Humans
15/08/23
22 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Whale song clue to humpback route off Ireland and Scotland
23/06/23
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research