Richard Marchant

Richard Marchant studies the community ecology and population dynamics of aquatic insects and other lotic invertebrates. He did his PhD on the energy dynamics of brine shrimps in salt lakes in western Victoria, Australia. He then spent several years investigated the feeding and population ecology of riverine amphipods in Ontario, Canada and the composition of tropical invertebrates in billabongs in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Since arriving at the Museum of Victoria 45 years ago he has mostly worked on stream invertebrate communities in Victoria but has strayed into southern NSW and Macquarie Is. He is now retired.