Name............................Lars Fredrik Sundström
Title..............................Master of Science in Biology
Date of birth ...............22 April 1972
Marital status.............not married
Children......................none
Health status..............excellent, non-smoker
Driving license..........Swedish; car, small lorry (max. weight 3500 kg)
Other certificates.....diving; PADI open water diver no 77328, dated September 20 1994Educations
- Elementary school; Lista skola 1979-1982, Gillberga skola 1982-1985, Fröslundaskolan 1985-1988
- Senior high school; Rinmansskolans gymnasium in Eskilstuna, 1988- 1991: Technical with specialization in chemistry
- University; Linköping University 175 credits, 1991-1993, 1995 -1996
- Bachelor of Science - biology 1995
- Master of Science - biology 1997
- Mathematics, 13 credits.
- Board of Agriculture, 1996; CITES European Training Seminar
- Mandatory Swedish military service; platoon leader, liaison officer 1993- 1994
Employments
- Skogaholms bröd AB (bakery) - vacation course 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Linköping University 1993: filmed dissections that I conducted
- Linköping University 1994: teaching assistant on a 2 weeks field course in marine biology
- Uppsala University 1994 (3w): field assistant at the Klubban Marine Biological Field Station
- The House of the Sea, Lysekil 1994 (4m): aquarium technician
- Swedish Board of Agriculture 1997-1998 (20m): CITES; administration and computerization
- Uppsala University 1998 (6m): personal assistent to Prof. Kåre Bremer
- Gothenburg University 1999 (present): PhD student and teaching assistent at the Dept of Zoology/Animal Ecology, supervisor Jörgen Johnsson
Popular science publications
- Sundström, F. 1995. Färger och färgväxling i fiskarnas värld I-III. AKVARIET, Tryckeri AB Framåt, Göteborg, no: 5/95-7/95. [In English: Colors and color changes in the world of fishes]
- Sundström, F. 1995-1996. Hane, hona eller bådadera? I-III. AKVARIET, Tryckeri AB Framåt, Göteborg, no: 9/95-10/95 and 1/96. [In English: Male, female or both?]
- Sundström, F. 1997. Nya regler kring handel med hotade djur. Djuridiken, Statens jordbruksverk, Jönköping, nr 3/97. [In English: A new regulation on trade in Endangered Species]
- Sundström, F. 1997. Fiskarnas kroppsform och simsätt. AKVARIET. Tryckeri AB Framåt, Göteborg, no. 10/97. [In English: Fish body shape and swimming]
- Sundström, F. 1997. CITES- handel med hotade arter. AKVARIET. Tryckeri AB Framåt, Göteborg, no. 10/97. [In English: CITES- trade in Endangered Specis]
- Sundström, F. 1997. Inte bara sälja skinnet när björnen är skjuten. Djuridiken. Statens jordbruksverk, Jönköping, no. 5/97. [Evaluation of the brown bear hunt in Sweden 1997; also sent in English to the CITES secretariat]
Scientific publications
- Sundstroem, F., Reubush, K., and Gruber, S. 1996. Daily energy consumption of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris: preliminary field determination. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 76th Annual Meeting. Abstract p. 292-293.
- Sundström, L.F. 1997. Bioenergetics and swimming parameters in the subadult lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, around Bimini Islands, Bahamas. Master thesis. Dept of Biology, University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden. 39 pages.
- Sundström, L.F., and Gruber, S.H. 1997. Using speed-sensing transmitters to model the bioenergetics of subadult lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in the field. Second Conference on Fish Telemetry in Europe. Abstract, p. 47.
- Sundström, L.F., and Gruber, S.H. 1997. Evaluating methods for attachment and retrieval of instrumental packages from large sharks. Second Conference on Fish Telemetry in Europe. Abstract, p. 58.
- Sundström, L.F. and Gruber, S.H. 1998. Using speed-sensing transmitters to construct a bioenergetics model for subadult lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey), in the field. Hydrobiologia 371/372:241-247.
- Sundström, L.F., J. Sterk, and S.H. Gruber. 1998. Direct measurement of swimming speed in the subadult lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey) in the field using a speed-sensing transmitter. Bahamas Journal of Science 6 (1):12-22.
- Sundström, L.F. 1999. Studying the behavior of lemon sharks around Bimini Islands, Bahamas. Second Annual Shark Trust Conference, Plymouth, UK. Abstract.
- Sundstroem, F. and S.H. Gruber. In Press. Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris. In: Fowler, S.L., M. Camhi, G. Burgess, S. Fordham and J. Musick. In press. Sharks, rays, and chimaeras: the status of the chondrichtyan fishes. IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, UK.
- Sundström, L.F., S.H. Gruber, J.F. Morrissey, S. Claremont, J. Correia, J.R.C. de Marignac, L. Thomassen, C. Lowrance, and M. Oliveira. Submitted. Review of ultrasonic telemetry studies on elasmobranchs with special reference to the behavioral ecology of the free-ranging lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey) around Bimini Islands, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
- Sundström, L.F. and Gruber, S.H. In prep. Biology of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
Conferences
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 76th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. 1996.
- Oral presentation: Daily energy consumption of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris: preliminary field determination
- Second Conference on Fish Telemetry in Europe in La Rochelle, France. 1997.
- Oral presentation: Using speed-sensing transmitters to model the bioenergetics of subadult lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in the field.
- Poster presentation: Evaluating methods for attachment and retrieval of instrumental packages from large sharks.
- Swedish Aquarists Association, annual meeting. 1997.
- Oral presentation on the CITES and national legislation of trade in endangered species
- Oral presentation on the marine life around the Bimini Islands
- Second Annual Shark Trust Conference, Plymouth, UK. 9-11 April 1999.
- Oral presentation: Studying the behavior of lemon sharks around Bimini Islands, Bahamas.
Voluntary projects
- Started and maintained a set up of about 20 aquariums containing e.g. plants, cockroaches, crickets, crayfish, spiders, fish, frogs, toads, salamanders, and gerbils at Linköping University 1992-1995.
- Promoter and supervisor on a land clearing project 1993 aimed for cultivation studies at Linköping University.
- Research assistant on a 2 weeks cruise tracking yellowfin and bluefin tuna off the coast of Mexico in October 1997 together with Dr. Barbara Block, Hopkins Marine Station, University of Stanford, CA. bblock@leland.stanford.edu
- Collected and constructed Swedish names to all living shark species.
Ongoing projects
- Compiling a comprehensive text together with Dr. Samuel Gruber, University of Miami on the biology of the lemon shark comprising more than 180 scientific publications.
- Writing a book chapter about methods when studying sharks to be published in "In celebration of sharks" by the Shark-L list members and editor Rick Martin.
- Starting up the Swedish Elasmobranch Society.
Language proficiencies
- Swedish - excellent
- English - good
- German - basic
Leisure interests
- Animals and Nature - as work and recreation.
- Reading - mainly biological nonfiction.
- Sport - soccer, skiing, badminton, floorball.
- Diving - professional and recreational.
- Computers - owner of a PC since 9 years, color printer, scanner, modem, home page.
- Traveling - to other countries, cultures, environments…
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