Background
Robert S. Hill was born on December 26, 1954, in Wallaroo, Australia, to Clem Hill, a banker, and Audrey (Shaw) Hill.
Adelaide, Australia
University of Adelaide
(The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkab...)
The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire, and most recently, human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetation types contained within it. The first part of the book covers the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna, and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented, which uses the palynological record to give an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it and the macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa.
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1994
(The title refers not to the southern U.S., but to the sou...)
The title refers not to the southern U.S., but to the southern hemisphere and tropical lowland forests, where more than 200 species (some characterized as living fossils) live and thrive. Twelve contributions provide survey the present state of knowledge concerning the history and ecology of the southern conifers, and emphasize their importance in understanding the evolution and ecological dynamics of southern vegetation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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1995
(Ecologists and biogeographers have been intrigued for a l...)
Ecologists and biogeographers have been intrigued for a long time by the striking similarity of the vegetation and flora of southern temperate zone regions separated by large oceans. These scientists have been particularly interested in the occurrence in these regions of Nothofagus--southern beeches. This book, which focuses on the distribution, history, and ecology of the genus Nothofagus, provides a key to understanding the historical plant geography and modern vegetation patterns of the southern hemisphere. The book begins with a discussion of the long-term and broad-scale patterns of origin and differentiation in the genus. Next each major Nothofagus biome is discussed, first in a chapter that considers contemporary ecological patterns and then in a chapter that focuses on the history and paleoecology of the region. Authorities in the field deal with the temperate zone of the southwest Pacific region (New Zealand and Australia); the adjacent tropical zone of the southwest Pacific (New Guinea and New Caledonia); and South America, ranging from the Mediterranean-type climate region of central Chile to the subantarctic latitudes of Tierra del Fuego. Ecologists and biogeographers have been intrigued for a long time by the striking similarity of the vegetation and flora of southern temperate zone regions separated by large oceans. These scientists have been particularly interested in the occurrence in these regions of Nothofagus--southern beeches. This book, which focuses on the distribution, history, and ecology of the genus Nothofagus, provides a key to understanding the historical plant geography and modern vegetation patterns of the southern hemisphere. The book begins with a discussion of the long-term and broad-scale patterns of origin and differentiation in the genus. Next each major Nothofagus biome is discussed, first in a chapter that considers contemporary ecological patterns and then in a chapter that focuses on the history and paleoecology of the region. Authorities in the field deal with the temperate zone of the southwest Pacific region (New Zealand and Australia); the adjacent tropical zone of the southwest Pacific (New Guinea and New Caledonia); and South America, ranging from the Mediterranean-type climate region of central Chile to the subantarctic latitudes of Tierra del Fuego.
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1996
Robert S. Hill was born on December 26, 1954, in Wallaroo, Australia, to Clem Hill, a banker, and Audrey (Shaw) Hill.
Hill graduated from the University of Adelaide with honors, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1976, as well as Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1980 and Doctor of Science degree 17 years later.
Hill's career began in 1980 when he was appointed to the position of a professor of plant science at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. He still works at that educational institution.
Concerning his writings, Hill has written books describing the southern conifers and has conducted research on the history of Australian vegetation.
(The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkab...)
1994(Ecologists and biogeographers have been intrigued for a l...)
1996(The title refers not to the southern U.S., but to the sou...)
1995Quotations: "I write very much on the basis of the research that I do. Our fossil record is so unique that it is difficult to model myself on anyone else. I grew up in a variety of small country towns and was surrounded by the Australian environment in many of its forms. Several years on Kangaroo Island, a small community off the coast of South Australia, were probably critical in influencing my career choice in natural history. My career in Tasmania has also been important as an influence, since this island is one of the most remote and unspoiled places on earth."
Hill is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Biologists and the Linnean Society of London, as well as a member of the Southern Connection.
Hill married Jennifer Pedita Schwab on April 12, 1979. They have 3 children - Rhys Ernst, Kathryn Edwina and Clementine Ruth.