Lauran Brewster | Principal Investigator

Lauran with a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) caught in Alicetown Channel Lauran holding a Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) < Back to Staff Listing

At Lab Since: January, 2012 From: Godalming, England Educational Background: PhD Student, University of Hull, England B.Sc., Marine and Freshwater Biology, University of Hull, England At The Lab: 2010:First came to the lab in June to volunteer for 6 months 2010: Marquesas survey 2012: Principal Investigator at the Lab: measuring the metabolic rate of free-ranging marine predators. This goal is crucial to quantifying a species’ impact on the ecosystem and estimating the effect of their removal on lower trophic levels. Field metabolic rate values will be attained using recently developed accelerometer technology for the model species Negaprion brevirostris and Ginglymostoma cirratum. Research Interests: Measuring metaboic rates of free ranging marine predators. Accelerometer technology   Contact Info: lauran.brewster@gmail.com Sharklab, Bimini, Bahamas