Dr Graeme Shannon
Lecturer in Zoology (Behaviour) / Director of Impact and Engagement
Affiliations
Contact info
Location: 304 Environment Centre Wales
Tel: 01248 382318
Website: www.wildliferesearch.co.uk
My research and teaching centres on the fields of animal behaviour, ecology and conservation, with particular focus on the effects of human activities on wildlife, animal cognition and the behavioural ecology of large herbivores. I have studied African elephants over the past two decades, addressing questions on foraging and movement ecology as well as investigating the detailed social and ecological knowledge of elephant family groups and the role of the matriarch. The research that I have conducted on elephant cognition has involved extensive use of acoustic playbacks, whereby animal vocalisations are broadcast to study the responses of elephants to social and ecological threats. More recently, I have applied these playback techniques to understand the effects of anthropogenic noise - a growing source of environmental disturbance - on animal behavior and wildlife ecology. I am also interested in the role that large herbivores play in ecosystem function and structure in natural and human altered habitats. This has led to the development of a project exploring fallow deer behaviour and habitat utilisation in the Elwy Valley, North Wales.
- 2017
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Best Practices Toward Sustainable Ecotourism
Shannon, G., 27 May 2017, Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril. Germany: Springer International Publishing, p. 153-178 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 2016
- Published
Characterizing anthropogenic noise to improve understanding and management of impacts to wildlife
McKenna, M. F., Shannon, G. & Fristrup, K., 28 Nov 2016, In: Endangered Species Research. 31, p. 279-291 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A synthesis of two decades of research documenting the effects of noise on wildlife
Shannon, G., McKenna, M. F., Angeloni, L. M., Crooks, K., Fristrup, K. M., Brown, E., Warner, K. A., Nelson, M. D., White, C., Briggs, J., McFarland, S. & Wittemyer, G., 4 Oct 2016, In: Biological Reviews. 91, 4, p. 982 1005 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What prairie dogs tell us about the effects of noise pollution
Shannon, G., 14 Apr 2016, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Road noise causes earlier predator detection and flight response in a free-ranging mammal
Shannon, G. W., Crooks, K. R., Wittemyer, G., Fristrup, K. M. & Angeloni, L. M., 7 Apr 2016, In: Behavioral Ecology. 27, 5, p. 1370-1375Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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How noise pollution is changing animal behaviour
Shannon, G., 17 Dec 2015, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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A framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound
Swaddle, J. P., Francis, C., Barber, J., Cooper, C., Kyba, C., Dominoni, D., Shannon, G., Aschehoug, E., Goodwin, S., Kawahara, A., Luther, D., Spoelstra, K., Voss, M. & Longcore, T., 1 Sept 2015, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 30, 9, p. 550-560Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rangeland dynamics: investigating vegetation composition and structure of urban and exurban prairie dog habitat
Hopson, R., Meiman, P. & Shannon, G., 29 Jan 2015, In: PeerJ. 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2014
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Recommended survey designs for occupancy modelling using motion-activated cameras: insights from empirical wildlife data
Shannon, G., Lewis, J. S. & Gerber, B. D., 28 Aug 2014, In: PeerJ. 2, e532.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Road traffic noise modifies behaviour of a keystone species
Shannon, G. W., Shannon, G., Angeloni, L. M., Wittmeyer, G., Fristrup, K. M. & Crooks, K. R., 7 Jul 2014, In: Animal Behaviour. 94, p. 135-141Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Behavioral responses associated with a human-mediated predator shelter
Shannon, G., Cordes, L. S., Angeloni, L., Hardy, A. & Crooks, K., 9 Apr 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, e94630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elephants can determine ethnicity, gender, and age from acoustic cues in human voices
Shannon, G. W., McComb, K., Shannon, G., Sayialel, K. N. & Moss, C., 10 Mar 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 14, p. 5433-5438Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review