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Simon Connor. Concluiu o(a) Doctor em Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne em 2007 pelo(a) The University of Melbourne e Bachelor em Bachelor of Arts with Honours, University of Melbourne em 1999 pelo(a) The University of Melbourne. Publicou 32 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 livro(s). Recebeu 6 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente com ênfase em Geografia Física e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Ecologia.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Simon Connor

Citation names

  • Connor, Simon
  • Simon E. Connor

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
171B-8713-654E
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5685-2390

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+61) 423150744 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Physical Geography
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2007
Concluded
 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne (Doctor)
The University of Melbourne, Australia
"A Promethean Legacy: Late Quaternary Vegetation History of Southern Georgia, Caucasus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass
1999
Concluded
 Bachelor of Arts with Honours, University of Melbourne (Bachelor)
The University of Melbourne, Australia
"Air Pollution Changes in Sydney" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 First class Honours
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/07 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Australian National University, Australia
Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific, Australia
2018/01 - 2019/01 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France
Maison des Sciences de l'Homme et de l'Environnement Claude Nicolas Ledoux, France
2015 - 2015 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universität Bern Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Switzerland
Universität Bern Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Switzerland
2008 - 2012 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2017 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) The University of Melbourne, Australia
The University of Melbourne Faculty of Science, Australia
2013/01 - 2014/12 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Monash University, Australia
Monash University Arts, Australia

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2018 Encarregado Geral Operacional (Assistente Operacional) Fitzroy Nursery, Australia
Fitzroy Nursery, Australia
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/03 - 2020/03 ANSTO award
AP12415
 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
2014/01 - 2016/12 Project DP140103591
DP140103591
 Australian Research Council
2011/02 - 2014/01 SIHER - PROCESSES OF SEDIMENTARY INFILLING AND HOLOCENE EVOLUTION OF THE RIA FORMOSA LAGOON SYSTEM
112236
Provided by PTCRIS: 112236
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/02 - 2013/09 The southwest Iberian record of land vegetation and climate during the Quaternary
108518
Provided by PTCRIS: 108518
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2009/01 - 2011/12 Cultural change in its environmental context: exploring, interpreting, and managing archaeologically rich, large-scale cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean Basin
LP0989901
 Australian Research Council
2011 - 2011 AINSE award
ALNGRA11018
 AINSE Ltd
2009 - 2009 AINSE award
ALNGRA09012
 AINSE Ltd
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Arabuli, G.J.; Connor, S.E.; Kvavadze, E.V.. Calluna vulgaris and Spiranthes amoena in the Colchis mire flora: Weeds or relicts?. 2007.
Journal article
  1. Connor, Simon. "Fire risk modulation by long-term dynamics in land cover and dominant forest type in Eastern and Central Europe". Biogeosciences (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-2019-260.
    10.5194/bg-2019-260
  2. Simon E Connor; Boris Vannière; Daniele Colombaroli; R Scott Anderson; José S Carrión; Ana Ejarque; Graciela Gil Romera; et al. "Humans take control of fire-driven diversity changes in Mediterranean Iberia’s vegetation during the mid–late Holocene". The Holocene 29 5 (2019): 886-901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619826652.
    10.1177/0959683619826652
  3. Leira, M.; Freitas, M.C.; Ferreira, T.; Cruces, A.; Connor, S.; Andrade, C.; Lopes, V.; Bao, R.. "Holocene sea level and climate interactions on wet dune slack evolution in SW Portugal: A model for future scenarios?". Holocene 29 1 (2019): 26-44. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059523972&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/0959683618804633
  4. Simon E. Connor; Larissa Schneider; Jessica Trezise; Susan Rule; Russell L. Barrett; Atun Zawadzki; Simon G. Haberle; Petr Kuneš. "Forgotten impacts of European land-use on riparian and savanna vegetation in northwest Australia". Journal of Vegetation Science 29 3 (2018): 427-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12591.
    10.1111/jvs.12591
  5. Simon E. Connor; Daniele Colombaroli; Federico Confortini; Erika Gobet; Boris P. Ilyashuk; Elena A. Ilyashuk; Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen; et al. "Long-term population dynamics: Theory and reality in a peatland ecosystem". Journal of Ecology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12865.
    10.1111/1365-2745.12865
  6. Marinova, E.; Harrison, S.P.; Bragg, F.; Connor, S.; de Laet, V.; Leroy, S.A.G.; Mudie, P.; et al. "Pollen-derived biomes in the Eastern Mediterranean–Black Sea–Caspian-Corridor". Journal of Biogeography 45 2 (2018): 484-499. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85037640494&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jbi.13128
  7. Adolf, C.; Wunderle, S.; Colombaroli, D.; Weber, H.; Gobet, E.; Heiri, O.; van Leeuwen, J.F.N.; et al. "The sedimentary and remote-sensing reflection of biomass burning in Europe". Global Ecology and Biogeography 27 2 (2018): 199-212. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040773210&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/geb.12682
  8. Mariani, M.; Connor, S.E.; Fletcher, M.-S.; Theuerkauf, M.; Kuneš, P.; Jacobsen, G.; Saunders, K.M.; Zawadzki, A.. "How old is the Tasmanian cultural landscape? A test of landscape openness using quantitative land-cover reconstructions". Journal of Biogeography (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021246423&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jbi.13040
  9. Rull, V.; Connor, S.E.; Elias, R.B.. "Potential natural vegetation and pre-anthropic pollen records on the Azores Islands in a Macaronesian context". Journal of Biogeography 44 11 (2017): 2437-2440. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032353628&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/jbi.13083
  10. S. Camacho; T. Boski; D. Moura; D. Scott; S. Connor; L. Pereira. "Paleoenvironmental evolution of the Guadiana Estuary, Portugal, during the Holocene: A modern foraminifera analog approach". The Holocene (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683616658526.
    10.1177/0959683616658526
  11. Anna Lintern; Paul J. Leahy; Atun Zawadzki; Patricia Gadd; Henk Heijnis; Geraldine Jacobsen; Simon Connor; Ana Deletic; David T. McCarthy. "Sediment cores as archives of historical changes in floodplain lake hydrology". Science of The Total Environment 544 (2016): 1008-1019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.153.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.153
  12. B. Vannière; O. Blarquez; D. Rius; E. Doyen; T. Brücher; D. Colombaroli; S. Connor; et al. "7000-year human legacy of elevation-dependent European fire regimes". Quaternary Science Reviews 132 (2016): 206-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.11.012.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.11.012
  13. Mariani, M.; Connor, S.E.; Theuerkauf, M.; Kuneš, P.; Fletcher, M.-S.. "Testing quantitative pollen dispersal models in animal-pollinated vegetation mosaics: An example from temperate Tasmania, Australia". Quaternary Science Reviews 154 (2016): 214-225. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84995792517&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.10.020
  14. Camacho, S.G.; De Jesus Moura, D.M.; Connor, S.; Scott, D.B.; Boski, T.. "Taxonomy, ecology and biogeographical trends of dominant benthic foraminifera species from an atlantic-mediterranean estuary (The guadiana, southeast portugal)". Palaeontologia Electronica 18 1 (2015): 1-37. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84934878317&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  15. Camacho, S.; Connor, S.; Asioli, A.; Boski, T.; Scott, D.. "Testate amoebae and tintinnids as spatial and seasonal indicators in the intertidal margins of Guadiana Estuary (southeastern Portugal)". Ecological Indicators 58 (2015): 426-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84934766058&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.05.041
  16. Feurdean, A.; Persoiu, A.; Tantau, I.; Stevens, T.; Magyari, E.K.; Onac, B.P.; Markovic, S.; et al. "Climate variability and associated vegetation response throughout Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 60 and 8ka". Quaternary Science Reviews 106 (2014): 206-224. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924369790&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.06.003
  17. Moreno, A.; Svensson, A.; Brooks, S.J.; Connor, S.; Engels, S.; Fletcher, W.; Genty, D.; et al. "A compilation of Western European terrestrial records 60-8kaBP: Towards an understanding of latitudinal climatic gradients". Quaternary Science Reviews 106 (2014): 167-185. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924361085&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.06.030
  18. Davis, B.A.S.; Zanon, M.; Collins, P.; Mauri, A.; Bakker, J.; Barboni, D.; Barthelmes, A.; et al. "The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 22 6 (2013): 521-530. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885477161&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00334-012-0388-5
  19. Connor, S.E.; Ross, S.A.; Sobotkova, A.; Herries, A.I.R.; Mooney, S.D.; Longford, C.; Iliev, I.. "Environmental conditions in the SE Balkans since the Last Glacial Maximum and their influence on the spread of agriculture into Europe". Quaternary Science Reviews 68 (2013): 200-215. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875625924&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.02.011
  20. Davis, B.A.S.; Zanon, M.; Collins, P.; Mauri, A.; Bakker, J.; Barboni, D.; Barthelmes, A.; et al. "Erratum to The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project (Veget Hist Archaeobot, 10.1007/s00334-012-0388-5)". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 22 6 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885482316&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00334-013-0408-0
  21. Connor, S.E.; Araújo, J.; van der Knaap, W.O.; van Leeuwen, J.F.N.. "A long-term perspective on biomass burning in the Serra da Estrela, Portugal". Quaternary Science Reviews 55 (2012): 114-124. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866880743&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.08.007
  22. Connor, S.E.; van Leeuwen, J.F.N.; Rittenour, T.M.; van der Knaap, W.O.; Ammann, B.; Björck, S.. "The ecological impact of oceanic island colonization - a palaeoecological perspective from the Azores". Journal of Biogeography 39 6 (2012): 1007-1023. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861159527&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02671.x
  23. Bartlein, P.J.; Harrison, S.P.; Brewer, S.; Connor, S.; Davis, B.A.S.; Gajewski, K.; Guiot, J.; et al. "Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: A global synthesis". Climate Dynamics 37 3 (2011): 775-802. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959908208&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00382-010-0904-1
  24. Sjögren, P.; Connor, S.E.; van der Knaap, W.O.. "The development of composite dispersal functions for estimating absolute pollen productivity in the Swiss Alps". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 19 4 (2010): 341-349. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955569914&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00334-010-0247-1
  25. Filipova-Marinova, M.V.; Kvavadze, E.V.; Connor, S.E.; Sjögren, P.. "Estimating absolute pollen productivity for some European Tertiary-relict taxa". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 19 4 (2010): 351-364. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955573378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00334-010-0257-z
  26. Connor, S.E.. "Human impact - The last nail in the coffin for ancient plants?: Commentary". Journal of Biogeography 36 3 (2009): 485-486. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60349107840&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02084.x
  27. Connor, S.E.; Kvavadze, E.V.. "Modelling late Quaternary changes in plant distribution, vegetation and climate using pollen data from Georgia, Caucasus". Journal of Biogeography 36 3 (2009): 529-545. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60349106352&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02019.x
  28. Power, M.J.; Marlon, J.; Ortiz, N.; Bartlein, P.J.; Harrison, S.P.; Mayle, F.E.; Ballouche, A.; et al. "Changes in fire regimes since the last glacial maximum: An assessment based on a global synthesis and analysis of charcoal data". Climate Dynamics 30 7-8 (2008): 887-907. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39449083111&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00382-007-0334-x
  29. Connor, S.E.; Thomas, I.; Kvavadze, E.V.. "A 5600-yr history of changing vegetation, sea levels and human impacts from the Black Sea coast of Georgia". Holocene 17 1 (2007): 25-36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34548134908&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/0959683607073270
  30. Kvavadze, E.V.; Connor, S.E.. "Zelkova carpinifolia (Pallas) K. Koch in Holocene sediments of Georgia - An indicator of climatic optima". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 133 1-2 (2005): 69-89. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-11144300785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.09.002
  31. Connor, S.E.; Thomas, I.; Kvavadze, E.V.; Arabuli, G.J.; Avakov, G.S.; Sagona, A.. "A survey of modern pollen and vegetation along an altitudinal transect in southern Georgia, Caucasus region". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 129 4 (2004): 229-250. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-2442497216&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.revpalbo.2004.02.003
  32. Connor, S.E.; Thomas, I.. "Sediments as archives of industrialization: Evidence of atmospheric pollution in coastal wetlands of Southern Sydney, Australia". Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 149 1-4 (2003): 189-210. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141617447&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1025626104164
Distinctions

Award

2007 AQUA Travel Prize
2005 Australian Archaeometry Conference Prize for best presentation
Australian National University, Australia
1999 R.G. Wilson Scholarship for best thesis in Geography
1997 Dean's List award for academic excellence

Other distinction

2002 AINSE Postgraduate Research Award
2001 Australian Postgraduate Award
Commonwealth of Australia, Australia