Mr Lachlan McLeod
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am a PhD candidate interested in the ecological restoration of marine ecosystems. The large-scale recovery of South Australia's lost oyster reefs provides the foundation for my research, with my PhD focusing on how a holistic approach to restoration can improve the outcomes of restorative efforts to produce self-sustaining systems that are biologically complex and highly functional.
Oysters, canopy-forming kelp, and abalone fall under the arc of this restoration work. I'm investigating the potential benefits of species interactions, techniques to enhance and scale-up restorative methods, and a blue carbon assessment of the oyster restorations and surrounding systems.
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Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2020 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2016 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 McAfee, D., McLeod, L. D., Carruthers, S., & Connell, S. D. (2024). Reversing functional extinction: successful restoration of eradicated oyster reefs. Restoration Ecology, 32(5), 11 pages.
Scopus12022 McAfee, D., Williams, B. R., McLeod, L., Reuter, A., Wheaton, Z., & Connell, S. D. (2022). Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(1), 111-120.
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Research Funding
Conservation Biology Grant 2022 - Co-restoration of seagrasses and oyster reefs in South Australia, $3000
Demonstrating
- ENV BIOL 2503: Zoology II (2024)
- ENV BIOL 3010: Marine Ecology III (2022, 2023, 2024)
- ENV BIOL 3520: Research Methods in Marine Biology III (2022)
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