ABSTRACT
Working with the City of Unley and TREENET, in 2022 Jacob began a study to investigate variation in the soil microbiome in Heywood Park, a high profile urban green space in Unley Park in South Australia. Analysis underway revealed microbe diversity and abundance beneath areas of irrigated turf, mulched tree root zones, and well-established and companion-planted mass-mulched tree protection zones. This study showed that mulching and understorey planting beneath mature trees warrants further development and application in urban green space as a biodiversity intervention to improve tree health and human health. For more see: https://www.jacobmills.org/scientific-articles
