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Simon graduated with a BA (Hons) in physcial geography and a PhD in palaeoecology and archaeology from the University of Melbourne in 2007. He subsequently undertook post-doctoral research at the University of the Algarve (Portugal, 2008-2012), was a lecturer in physical geography at Monash University (Australia, 2013-2014) and the University of Melbourne (2015-2016), and invited researcher at the Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (France, 2018-2019). He joined the ANU in 2019.
Simon's research includes studies of air pollution history in Sydney, interactions between prehistoric cultures and vegetation in the Caucasus region, climatic change in the Balkans, forest disappearance along the Portuguese coastline, fire history in Mediterranean mountains, the creation of cultural landscapes in Tasmania's World Heritage Area, human impacts on island ecosystems, interactions between past fire and biodiversity change on the Iberian Peninsula, and early European impacts on the 'intact' savannas of NW Australia.
Research interests
- Human-environment interactions in prehistory
- Biodiversity changes in Mediterranean environments
- Fire-vegetation dynamics in biodiversity hotspots
- Impacts of European colonisation on island ecosystems
- Quantitative reconstruction of past land cover
- Sustainable development and conservation
Qualifications
BA(Hons), PhD, Grad. Cert. Academic Practice
Education/Academic qualification
Palaeoecology & Archaeology, PhD, Late Quaternary vegetation history of Southern Georgia, the Caucasus, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 11 Aug 2007
Expertise Areas
- Quaternary Environments
- Palaeoecology
- Biogeography and Phylogeography
- Archaeological Science
- Pollen
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Has it always burned so hot Fuel and fire changes in southeast Australian forests - ext led Uni Melbourne
Connor, S. & Fletcher, M.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
13/05/21 → 14/05/24
Project: Research
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Long-term Agroecological Histories of Small Tropical Island Complexes of the Indian Ocean World
1/09/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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Disruption of cultural burning promotes shrub encroachment and unprecedented wildfires
Mariani, M., Connor, S., Theuerkauf, M., Herbert, A., KuneÅ¡, P., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Fletcher, M-S., Head, L., Kershaw, A. P., Haberle, S., Stevenson, J., Adeleye, M., Cadd, H., Hopf, F. & Briles, C., 2022, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 20, 5, p. 292-300Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Long-term drivers and timing of accelerated vegetation changes in African biomes and their management implications
Adeleye, M., Connor, S., Haberle, S., Ivory, S. & Adeonipekun, PETER. ADEGBENGA., 2022, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31, 8, p. 1643-1654Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Curse of Conservation: Empirical Evidence Demonstrating That Changes in Land-Use Legislation Drove Catastrophic Bushfires in Southeast Australia
Laming, A., Fletcher, M-S., Romano, A., Mullett, R., Connor, S., Mariani, M., Maezumi, S. Y. & Gadd, P. S., 2022, In: Fire. 5, 6, p. 1-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A quantitative synthesis of Holocene vegetation change in Nigeria (Western Africa)
Adeleye, M., Connor, S. & Haberle, S., 2021, In: Holocene. 31, 11-12, p. 1681-1689Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Assessing Long-Term Ecological Changes in Wetlands of the Bass Strait Islands, Southeast Australia: Palaeoecological Insights and Management Implications
Adeleye, M., Haberle, S., Harris, S., Connor, S. & Stevenson, J., 2021, In: Wetlands. 41, 7, p. 1-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article