Simon Haberle
@thatpollenguy.bsky.social
Palynologist, palaeoecologist, aerobiologist, Professor of Palaeoecology & Natural History @ANU | Long-term interactions between people and the environment | Fire | Pollen
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/simon-haberle
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/simon-haberle
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🔥 Call for Abstracts – #EGU26 Interdisciplinary Session: Cultural Pyroscapes Through Time ITS3.5/BG5.6 🔥 📅 Deadline 15/01/2026.
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
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#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
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#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔥 Call for Abstracts – #EGU26 Interdisciplinary Session: Cultural Pyroscapes Through Time ITS3.5/BG5.6 🔥 📅 Deadline 15/01/2026.
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#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
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#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
It seems a little early to start talking about the pollen-hay fever season in Canberra, but over the weekend we saw the first hint of elevated pollen levels in Cupressaceae pollen (Cypress pine family) - 14 grains/m3 - still LOW, but hinting at the beginnings of elevated levels to come.
July 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It seems a little early to start talking about the pollen-hay fever season in Canberra, but over the weekend we saw the first hint of elevated pollen levels in Cupressaceae pollen (Cypress pine family) - 14 grains/m3 - still LOW, but hinting at the beginnings of elevated levels to come.
Our latest paper on degradation of peatland systems on King Island (Lutruwita/Tasmania) shows how vulnerable peatlands are under current land management practices. Is the sudden loss if ~4000 years of peat from this site a “canary in the coal mine” for Tasmania/Australia?
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
Palaeoecological Analyses Reveal Recent Fires Have Destroyed Late‐Holocene Peat Deposits in Tasmania's Largest Ramsar Reserve
Australian peat-forming wetlands, including those in Tasmania's largest Ramsar reserve—Lavinia State Reserve (LSR), are under threat from climate change, wildfires and human activities. A palaeoecolo....
doi.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Our latest paper on degradation of peatland systems on King Island (Lutruwita/Tasmania) shows how vulnerable peatlands are under current land management practices. Is the sudden loss if ~4000 years of peat from this site a “canary in the coal mine” for Tasmania/Australia?
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
Migrating bogong moths use the stars and Earth’s magnetic field to find ancestral summer caves each year
theconversation.com/migrating-bo...
theconversation.com/migrating-bo...
June 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Migrating bogong moths use the stars and Earth’s magnetic field to find ancestral summer caves each year
theconversation.com/migrating-bo...
theconversation.com/migrating-bo...
Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
Each spring, billions of Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km
They use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Each spring, billions of Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km
They use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night - Nature
Every spring, Bogong moths use the starry night sky as a compass to navigate up to 1,000 km towards their alpine migratory goal.
www.nature.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night
Each spring, billions of Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km
They use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Each spring, billions of Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km
They use stellar cues and the Earth’s magnetic field for long-distance nocturnal navigation towards a specific destination.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ICCB2025 great to be able to present alongside Ramya Bala Prabhakaran, Meghna Agarwala, and Patrick Moss in the “using Palaeoecology for Fire Management and Landscape Conservation” session today (organised by Ramya).
June 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#ICCB2025 great to be able to present alongside Ramya Bala Prabhakaran, Meghna Agarwala, and Patrick Moss in the “using Palaeoecology for Fire Management and Landscape Conservation” session today (organised by Ramya).
#ICCB2025 Looking forward to presenting “Palaeoecological records from peat mounds in Tasmania as a tool to advance endangered bird research and inform conservation strategies” as part of the Palaeoecology and Conservation Biology session on Thursday June 19, 2.15 PM - 3:15 PM, Meeting Room P4
June 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#ICCB2025 Looking forward to presenting “Palaeoecological records from peat mounds in Tasmania as a tool to advance endangered bird research and inform conservation strategies” as part of the Palaeoecology and Conservation Biology session on Thursday June 19, 2.15 PM - 3:15 PM, Meeting Room P4
Connections and collections: The pope, the prime minister and the ethics of diplomatic gift exchange by @anu-chl.bsky.social Research Fellow Dr Katherine Aigner and Prof Kylie Message-Jones www.abc.net.au/religion/pop...
Connections and collections: Pope Leo, the PM and the ethics of diplomatic gift exchange - ABC Religion & Ethics
Contemporary gifts made by Indigenous artists carry the legacy of colonisation. The ethics of gift exchange need to be discussed more openly — which might include public discussion about how and why c...
www.abc.net.au
June 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Connections and collections: The pope, the prime minister and the ethics of diplomatic gift exchange by @anu-chl.bsky.social Research Fellow Dr Katherine Aigner and Prof Kylie Message-Jones www.abc.net.au/religion/pop...
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Does climate play a role in tree longevity?
A paleo study in Georgia suggests that might be a possibility: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A paleo study in Georgia suggests that might be a possibility: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Does climate play a role in tree longevity?
A paleo study in Georgia suggests that might be a possibility: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A paleo study in Georgia suggests that might be a possibility: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Another great deep-time palynology paper by Mike MacPhail from the ANU PalaeoWorks Lab @palaeoworks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil pollen from Goat Paddock Crater, Kimberley Plateau, are restricted to the Late Cretaceous Epoch.
=> meteor impact during/before the Mesozoic.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil pollen from Goat Paddock Crater, Kimberley Plateau, are restricted to the Late Cretaceous Epoch.
=> meteor impact during/before the Mesozoic.
June 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Another great deep-time palynology paper by Mike MacPhail from the ANU PalaeoWorks Lab @palaeoworks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil pollen from Goat Paddock Crater, Kimberley Plateau, are restricted to the Late Cretaceous Epoch.
=> meteor impact during/before the Mesozoic.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil pollen from Goat Paddock Crater, Kimberley Plateau, are restricted to the Late Cretaceous Epoch.
=> meteor impact during/before the Mesozoic.
Reposted by Simon Haberle
Pollen grains from 123 million years ago show the grooved shape characteristic of eudicots. The findings, from the Lusitanian Basin of Portugal, are the earliest known tricolpate pollen and provide insight into the diversification of flowering plants. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pollen grains from 123 million years ago show the grooved shape characteristic of eudicots. The findings, from the Lusitanian Basin of Portugal, are the earliest known tricolpate pollen and provide insight into the diversification of flowering plants. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Was extinction of New Zealand's avian megafauna an unavoidable consequence of human arrival?
Using process-explicit ecological models, the authors show that Moa persistence was not compatible with even low rates of hunting.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using process-explicit ecological models, the authors show that Moa persistence was not compatible with even low rates of hunting.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Was extinction of New Zealand's avian megafauna an unavoidable consequence of human arrival?
Human overexploitation contributed strongly to the loss of hundreds of bird species across Oceania, including nine giant, flightless birds called moa.…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Was extinction of New Zealand's avian megafauna an unavoidable consequence of human arrival?
Using process-explicit ecological models, the authors show that Moa persistence was not compatible with even low rates of hunting.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using process-explicit ecological models, the authors show that Moa persistence was not compatible with even low rates of hunting.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
May 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠
Save the dates ✅
Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
Wondering what was in the air during the dust storm that passed over Canberra this week?
Our daily pollen monitoring slide collected on the morning of the 27/5/25 shows the dense brown particles captured over the event. The fine particles of dust can be seen at 400x magnification.
Our daily pollen monitoring slide collected on the morning of the 27/5/25 shows the dense brown particles captured over the event. The fine particles of dust can be seen at 400x magnification.
May 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wondering what was in the air during the dust storm that passed over Canberra this week?
Our daily pollen monitoring slide collected on the morning of the 27/5/25 shows the dense brown particles captured over the event. The fine particles of dust can be seen at 400x magnification.
Our daily pollen monitoring slide collected on the morning of the 27/5/25 shows the dense brown particles captured over the event. The fine particles of dust can be seen at 400x magnification.
Great podcast by Madeleine Bessel-Koprek, ANU PhD student, with a fascinating discussion about her research on reconstructing the past vegetation and fire history of Long Island (Tasmania).
Outreach stretching 16,750km to the southern shores of Long Island (New York, USA)!
spotify.link/aRpInNUeCTb
Outreach stretching 16,750km to the southern shores of Long Island (New York, USA)!
spotify.link/aRpInNUeCTb
Episode 203: Madeleine Bessell‑Koprek and the Paleoecology of Long Island, Australia
The Long Island History Project · Episode
spotify.link
May 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great podcast by Madeleine Bessel-Koprek, ANU PhD student, with a fascinating discussion about her research on reconstructing the past vegetation and fire history of Long Island (Tasmania).
Outreach stretching 16,750km to the southern shores of Long Island (New York, USA)!
spotify.link/aRpInNUeCTb
Outreach stretching 16,750km to the southern shores of Long Island (New York, USA)!
spotify.link/aRpInNUeCTb
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Supper happy to announce that Dael Sassoon’s documentary Echoes of the Rainforest will be screened at this year’s @egu.eu conference, at the GeoCinema session in room E1 on Tuesday 29 April, 18:50-19:20. Please come along and spread the word for a good turnout! #EGU #MSCA @geo3bcn-csic.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Supper happy to announce that Dael Sassoon’s documentary Echoes of the Rainforest will be screened at this year’s @egu.eu conference, at the GeoCinema session in room E1 on Tuesday 29 April, 18:50-19:20. Please come along and spread the word for a good turnout! #EGU #MSCA @geo3bcn-csic.bsky.social
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Check it out! New speleothem magnetism paper from semi-arid Australia. Led by postdoc Tom Mallet in my #ARC-DECRA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Check it out! New speleothem magnetism paper from semi-arid Australia. Led by postdoc Tom Mallet in my #ARC-DECRA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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great piece of work here! congrats to all the authors but especially my brilliant ANU colleagues Anna Florin and @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
>50,000-year-old worked tree resin from the Raja Ampat islands, north-west of New Guinea. Resin was used by ancient humans for fire-lighting, hafting tools and constructing boats. This is the oldest example of tree resin processing outside of Africa!
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
March 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
great piece of work here! congrats to all the authors but especially my brilliant ANU colleagues Anna Florin and @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
Humans in Africa’s wet tropical forests 150 thousand years ago.
The onset of human occupations at Bété I found to be ~150 ka, linking them with Homo sapiens. Plant wax biomarker, stable isotope, phytolith and pollen analyses all point to a wet forest environment.
rdcu.be/ebrSR
The onset of human occupations at Bété I found to be ~150 ka, linking them with Homo sapiens. Plant wax biomarker, stable isotope, phytolith and pollen analyses all point to a wet forest environment.
rdcu.be/ebrSR
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Humans in Africa’s wet tropical forests 150 thousand years ago.
The onset of human occupations at Bété I found to be ~150 ka, linking them with Homo sapiens. Plant wax biomarker, stable isotope, phytolith and pollen analyses all point to a wet forest environment.
rdcu.be/ebrSR
The onset of human occupations at Bété I found to be ~150 ka, linking them with Homo sapiens. Plant wax biomarker, stable isotope, phytolith and pollen analyses all point to a wet forest environment.
rdcu.be/ebrSR
The summer Elm pollen season is well underway this year with an early start in late January and EXTREME levels experienced over the last few day.
Extended and elevated tree pollen seasons in winter and summer are becoming increasingly common in Canberra.
Extended and elevated tree pollen seasons in winter and summer are becoming increasingly common in Canberra.
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The summer Elm pollen season is well underway this year with an early start in late January and EXTREME levels experienced over the last few day.
Extended and elevated tree pollen seasons in winter and summer are becoming increasingly common in Canberra.
Extended and elevated tree pollen seasons in winter and summer are becoming increasingly common in Canberra.
Congratulation to Annika Herbert, @palaeoworks.bsky.social and @ciehf.bsky.social postdoc fellow, on her first sole-author publication!
A review of the potential of using magnetic susceptibility to create records of ancient Australian bushfires. Enjoy!
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF24093
A review of the potential of using magnetic susceptibility to create records of ancient Australian bushfires. Enjoy!
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF24093
The potential of using magnetic susceptibility to identify past wildfires in Australia
Fully understanding the causes and frequency of wildfires has never been more important than it is today, with potentially thousands of lives at risk from wildfire smoke in Australia alone. Until now ...
www.publish.csiro.au
February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulation to Annika Herbert, @palaeoworks.bsky.social and @ciehf.bsky.social postdoc fellow, on her first sole-author publication!
A review of the potential of using magnetic susceptibility to create records of ancient Australian bushfires. Enjoy!
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF24093
A review of the potential of using magnetic susceptibility to create records of ancient Australian bushfires. Enjoy!
www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF24093
Reposted by Simon Haberle
#Australian #ornithologists, can you see benefits in collaboration with a palynologist to better understand bird habitats, movement, migration, diet/feeding strategies, by using pollen analysis? (dm me for the paper, if you can't get past paywall) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🦉🦆🦅🦜
Pollen analysis as a tool to advance avian research and inform conservation strategies
Ornithologists use many methods to advance understanding of birds and inform conservation strategies. These include field methods (e.g. censusing, ringing), laboratory analysis (e.g. molecular taxono...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
#Australian #ornithologists, can you see benefits in collaboration with a palynologist to better understand bird habitats, movement, migration, diet/feeding strategies, by using pollen analysis? (dm me for the paper, if you can't get past paywall) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🦉🦆🦅🦜
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Who wants to go hunting for ancient forests with me in the Canadian Rockies? 🧪⚒️https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ancient-forest-melting-ice-1.7443094
Ancient forest uncovered by melting ice in the Rocky Mountains | CBC Radio
A nearly 6,000-year-old forest is once again seeing daylight after millennia hidden under ice in the Rocky Mountains. A team of scientists from Montana State University uncovered the ancient forest wh...
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February 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Who wants to go hunting for ancient forests with me in the Canadian Rockies? 🧪⚒️https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ancient-forest-melting-ice-1.7443094