Lindsey Peavey
PhD Student, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Visit the SciFund Challenge crowdfunding site to learn about my research: Turtles in the Deep. The online fundraising campaign has closed, but please contact me if you'd like to support the project!
Contact: lpeavey@bren.ucsb.edu
Website: http://gaineslab.msi.ucsb.edu/people/grad-students/lindsey-peavey
Research Interests: Pelagic ecology, Endangered species management, Biologging, Stable Isotope Ecology.
My dissertation work focuses on the pelagic ecology of olive ridley sea turtles, mainly their habitat use and open-ocean foraging strategies, to inform management (e.g. fisheries bycatch reduction). More generally, I study the ecology of large marine vertebrates (mammals, turtles, birds) and work to apply that knowledge to find a balance between human resource use and species conservation.
When I'm not working I like to hike, paddleboard, play basketball, cook, take photos, and explore new places.
Publications:
Gerber, L.R., J. Estes, T. Gancos Crawford, L.E. Peavey, and A.J. Read. 2011. Managing for extinction? Conflicting conservation objectives in a large marine reserve. Conservation Letters. [PDF] DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00197.x
Peavey, L., R.L. Pitman, S. Benson, J. Harvey, B. Watson, T. Graham, and K. Kopitsky. 2010. Big Eyes, Big Boats and Home Videos — Studying Sea Turtles At Sea. SWOT: The State of the World’s Sea Turtles Report, Vol. V:8-12. [PDF] http://seaturtlestatus.org/report/swot-volume-5
Friedlaender, A.S., D.W.J. Nowacek, A.J. Read, R.B. Tyson, L. Peavey, and M.S. Revelli. 2009. Multiple sightings of a large group of Arnoux’s beaked whales (Berardius arnouxii) in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science 26(1):246-250. [PDF] DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00346.x