Rachel Leihy

Project title: Structural and functional diversity of the Southern Ocean Islands

Rachel has recently completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science at Monash University, with majors in zoology and history. She is now working towards an honours project, studying the structural and functional diversity of the Southern Ocean Islands. More broadly, Rachel is interested in biogeography, community ecology and the impact of invasive species on the structure and function of biotic assemblages.