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Research Profile
My current research interest centres on the application of individual based studies in marine conservation ecology. I am specifically interested in the use and development of photo-identification techniques to study aspects of marine mammal ecology.
Research Keywords:
Photo-identification; bottlenose dolphin; ecology
Qualifications:
PhD Ecology
BSc Marine Biology (First Class Honours)
BA Business Studies (Upper Second Class Honours)
Education/Academic qualification
Biological Sciences, PhD, Temporal variation in the demographics and dynamics of a bottlenose dolphin population, University of Aberdeen
Award Date: 4 Sept 2017
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):
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems
Albery, G. (Corresponding Author), Becker, D. J., Firth, J. A., De Moor, D., Ravindran, S., Silk, M., Sweeny, A. R., Vander Wal, E., Webber, Q., Allen, B., Babayan, S. A., Barve, S., Begon , M., Birtles, R. J., Block, T. A., Block, B., Bradley, J. E., Budischak, S., Buesching, C. D. & Burthe, S. J. & 90 others, , Nov 2025, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9, p. 2002-2013 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reduced adult survival estimated in areas of decline of harbour seal populations in Scotland
Arso Civil, M. (Corresponding Author), Tapp, S., Dickens, J., Langley, I., Hiley, H., Terrapon, M., Hague, E., Hewitt, R., Cordes, L. S., Graham, I., Cheney, B., Thompson, P., Hall , A. J. & Sparling, C. E., Oct 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 10, 20 p., e72349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments
Patton, P. T. (Corresponding Author), Pacifici, K., Baird, R. W., Oleson, E. M., Allen, J. B., Ashe, E., Athayde, A., Basran, C. J., Cabrera, E., Calambokidis, J., Cardoso, J., Carroll, E. L., Cesario, A., Cheney, B. J., Cheeseman, T., Corsi, E., Currie, J. J., Durban, J. W., Falcone, E. A. & Fearnbach, H. & 34 others, , Aug 2025, In: Conservation Biology. 39, 4, 13 p., e14436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Site Condition Monitoring of bottlenose dolphins within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation 2017-2022: NatureScot Research Report 1360
Cheney, B., Arso Civil, M., Hammond, P. S. & Thompson, P., 26 Apr 2024, NatureScot: Scotland's Nature Agency. 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not the North Atlantic Oscillation index
Fisher, D. (Corresponding Author) & Cheney, B., 11 Oct 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2008, 11 p., 20231187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data from: Harbour porpoise responses to pile-driving diminish over time
Graham, I. (Creator), Merchant, N. D. (Creator), Farcas, A. (Creator), Barton, T. R. (Creator), Cheney, B. (Creator), Awang Bono, S. B. (Creator) & Thompson, P. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 4 Jun 2019
Dataset
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Variations in age- and sex-specific survival rates help explain population trend in a discrete marine mammal population
Arso Civil, M. (Creator), Cheney, B. J. (Creator), Quick, N. J. (Creator), Islas-Villanueva, V. (Creator), Graves, J. A. (Creator), Janik, V. M. (Creator), Thompson, P. M. (Creator) & Hammond, P. S. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 19 Dec 2018
Dataset
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Data from: Scale-dependent foraging ecology of a marine top predator modelled using passive acoustic data
Pirotta, E. (Contributor), Thompson, P. M. (Contributor), Miller, P. I. (Contributor), Brookes, K. L. (Contributor), Cheney, B. (Contributor), Barton, T. R. (Contributor), Graham, I. M. (Contributor) & Lusseau, D. (Contributor), DRYAD, 1 Jan 2013
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.83h07, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.83h07
Dataset
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Far-field effects of impulsive noise on coastal bottlenose dolphins
Fernandez-Betelu, O. (Creator), Graham, I. M. (Creator), Brookes, K. L. (Creator), Cheney, B. J. (Creator), Candido Barton, T. (Creator) & Thompson, P. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Jan 2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6hdr7sr17, https://zenodo.org/record/4974872 and one more link, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.6hdr7sr17 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Spy in the sky: a method to identify pregnant small cetaceans
Cheney, B. (Contributor), Dale, J. (Contributor), Thompson, P. (Contributor) & Quick, N. (Contributor), DRYAD, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.f7m0cfxz2, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.f7m0cfxz2
Dataset
Activities
- 2 Supervision
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DTP PhD Studentship, University of Plymouth
Cheney, B. (Supervisor)
1 Oct 2024 → 1 Oct 2032Activity: Examination, Marking, Reviewing, Supervision, Teaching, or Tutoring › Supervision
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SUPER PRIZE Studentship, University of St Andrews
Cheney, B. (Supervisor)
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2026Activity: Examination, Marking, Reviewing, Supervision, Teaching, or Tutoring › Supervision
Impacts
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Reducing environmental impacts and construction costs at offshore wind farms
Thompson, P. (Coordinator), Graham, I. (Participant), Cheney, B. (Participant) & Brookes, K. L. (Participant)
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