Traps n' Maps: Developing a Palynological Monitoring Network across Australia

Understanding how pollen moves from ecosystems to fossil deposits is key to reconstructing Australia’s environmental past. Traditionally, moss cushions have been used to study pollen accumulation. However, in many Australian landscapes, moss is sparse, and so an alternative is needed. Artificial pollen traps can fill this gap, and so, with the support of an internal CABAH grant, we created Traps 'n' Maps (TnM) to help document annual pollen deposition and associated plant cover as far and as wide as possible. It's a monumental task, though; too vast for any single research team to tackle alone. Which is why we also created VegeMap, a supporting citizen science project designed to build a network of helpers and extend our capabilities.

Quaternary Australasia

Quaternary Australasia

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