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Prof

James Bowler

Honorary
Earth Sciences
science & technology
physical sciences
geosciences, multidisciplinary
geology
geography, physical
physical geography
osl
southeastern australia
climate
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Prof

James Bowler

 
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Science
 
Primary Interest
Environmental history
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Prof

James Bowler

 

Dr James Bowler is one of the most distinguished Australian geologists working in the field of geomorphology and environmental reconstruction. In particular his work has focussed on the evolution of climate, landforms and soils in arid and semi-arid Australia and China.

His research has been successful in elucidating the history of the Australian dune fields and the sequence of events that led to the development of the lunettes of the lower Darling and Murray Rivers. This latter work resulted in the finding at Lake Mungo of the fossil hominid material that changed our views of the period of human habitation of Australia. He has also had a major influence on the way in which we think about Quaternary climatic changes, thus providing an historical perspective for the national contribution to the International Geosphere Biosphere Program. In 1981 he was awarded the Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal, and in 1982 and 1986 the Stilwell Medal of the Geological Society of Australia. In 1986 he was elected Vice-President of the International Union for Quaternary Research. For his contribution to the advancement of Prehistory and Anthropology in this country he was elected to the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1988.

Projects

Displaying the 2 most recent projects by James Bowler.

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Palaeoclimate Reconstruction In Northwestern China

Records of climatic change between semi-arid regions of the two large continents, China and Australia, provide invaluable data on the manner..

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Cultural Resource Survey, Mulan (Gregory) Lakes Region

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Projects

Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Late Quaternary environments and human occupation in the Murray River Valley of northwestern Victoria

AL Prendergast, JM Bowler, ML Cupper

Book Chapter  |  2009

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Birth of a biome: insights into the assembly and maintenance of the Australian arid zone biota

M Byrne, DK Yeates, L Joseph, M Kearney, J Bowler, MAJ Williams, S Cooper, SC Donnellan, JS Keogh, R Leys, J Melville, DJ Murphy, N Porch, K-H Wyrwoll

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Ecology

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Relationships between desert dunes during the late quaternary in the Lake Frome region, Strzelecki Desert, Australia

Kathryn E Fitzsimmons, James M Bowler, Edward J Rhodes, John M Magee

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Quaternary Science

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Environmental evolution of the Mallee region, western Murray Basin

JM Bowler, A Kotsonis, CR Lawrence

Journal article  |  2006  |  Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

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Single-grain optical dating of grave-infill associated with human burials at Lake Mungo, Australia

Jon M Olley, Richard G Roberts, Hiroyuki Yoshida, James M Bowler

Journal article  |  2006  |  Quaternary Science Reviews

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Timing of the Tianshan Mountains uplift constrained by magnetostratigraphic analysis of molasse deposits

JM Sun, RX Zhu, J Bowler

Journal article  |  2004  |  Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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The Dendroecological Potential of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Dehnhardt (River Red Gum) from the Barmah Forest, Victoria, Australia

RM Argent, TA Mcmahon, JM Bowler, BL Finlayson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australian Geographical Studies

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New ages for human occupation and climatic change at Lake Mungo, Australia

JM Bowler, H Johnston, JM Olley, JR Prescott, RG Roberts, W Shawcross, NA Spooner

Journal article  |  2003  |  Nature

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Modelling historical lake levels and recent climate change at three closed lakes, Western Victoria, Australia (c.1840-1990)

RN Jones, T McMahon, JM Bowler

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Hydrology

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Variations of the northwest Australian summer monsoon over the last 300,000 years: the paleohydrological record of the Gregory (Mulan) Lakes System

JM Bowler, KH Wyrwoll, YC Lu

Journal article  |  2001  |  Quaternary International

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Geology
Non-Oriented Research
Ecology and Evolution
Climate and Weather
Archaeology
Climate and Climate Change
Environmental Engineering
Environmental and Resource Evaluation
Genetics
Hydrology

News

Displaying the 2 most recent news articles by James Bowler.

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Time to honour a historical legend: 50 years since the discovery of Mungo Lady

James Bowler

July 5, 2018
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Mungo Man moves to National Museum, but he's still not home

James Bowler

November 3, 2015

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

1999

Member of the Order of Australia

1989

Mawson Medal

Australian Academy of Sciences
1986

Stillwell Medal

Geological Society of Australia
1982

Stillwell Medal

Geological Society of Australia
1981

Research Medal

Royal Society of Victoria
1999

FRSV - Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria

1988

FAHA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Earth Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The Australian National University

Master of Science

The Australian National University