News: climate change
ISER's New Featured Story - Ms Hannah Thwaites
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ISER supported PhD Candidate Hannah Thwaites to conduct a community corroboration process to ensure her research on urban agriculture accurately tells the story from the Greater Adelaide community’s perspective.
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ISER's New Featured Story - Prof Peng Bi
![Prof. Peng Bi at a working group meeting](/iser/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/team-photo-pengbi_resized.jpg?h=7d199d33&itok=h18XTQEB)
With ISER’s support, Professor Bi and his team are creating evidence-based solutions to help support South Australian emergency services and protect vulnerable communities from heatwaves.
Soil Carbon Increases Under Cover Crops
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The level of soil organic carbon (SOC) was almost 23 per cent higher in areas that had cover crops directly below vines, when compared to a standard method of spraying herbicide on the soil.