Thomas Lines

Dr Thomas Lines

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

As a researcher, with a background in chemical engineering and biotechnology, I get excited about all applications of science.

I completed my PhD at Monash University, where I investigated the impact of high CO2 concentrations on algal growth and photosynthesis.

After my PhD I was part of a group exploring physiological changes that occurred in the groundbreaking, long-term experimental evolution project, started by Richard Lenski 30 years ago!

I currently work as a research fellow at The University of Adelaide, exploring how cultivating plants under grapevines might be used to improve yield and soil quality. We're developing a better way of managing vineyards that reduces herbicide use, while improving profitability.

Into the future I hope to continue developing sustainable agricultural practices, with the goal of having large, real world impacts.

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  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2020 Posselt, M., McIntyre, H., Ngcanga, M., Lines, T., & Procter, N. (2020). The mental health status of asylum seekers in middle- to high-income countries: a synthesis of current global evidence.. British medical bulletin, 134(1), 4-20.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC1
    2020 Lines, T., Orr, P., & Beardall, J. (2020). Elevated co₂ has differential effects on five species of microalgae from a sub‐tropical freshwater lake: possible implications for phytoplankton species composition. Journal of Phycology, 57(1), 324-334.
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    2018 Lines, T., & Beardall, J. (2018). Carbon acquisition characteristics of six microalgal species isolated from a subtropical reservoir: potential implications for species succession. Journal of Phycology, 54(5), 599-607.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC1
    2017 Ji, M., Greening, C., Vanwonterghem, I., Carere, C. R., Bay, S. K., Steen, J. A., . . . Ferrari, B. C. (2017). Atmospheric trace gases support primary production in Antarctic desert surface soil. Nature, 552(7685), 400-403.
    DOI Scopus107 WoS106 Europe PMC65

Wine Australia's Incubator Initiative 2019 - Under vine weed control in the limestone coast.

Foundations in Plant Science (FIPS) guest lecturer of the 2020 - Covid edition series on plant nutrient uptake and usage.

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  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 Co-Supervisor Sustaining viticulture: How under-vine (sp. Vitis vinifera) cover crops affect arbuscular mycorrhizal associations, soil organic carbon composition and soil carbon stocks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Joseph Nicholas John Marks

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Viticulture and soil ecology The University of Adelaide — Honours Full Time Benjamin Hayward

  • Mentoring
    Date Topic Location Name
    2021 - 2021 Temperature effects of cover crops in vineyards The University of Adelaide FIPS 2021 students
    2020 - 2021 Foundations in Plant Science The University of Adelaide Hien Minh Vu, Zachary Rogers, Jonathan Ward, Michael Lyons, Elka Parsons
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  • Consulting/Advisories
    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2020 - ongoing Limestone Coast Grape and Wine Council Research Scientific research Australia
  • Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Phone: 83138356
  • Email: thomas.lines@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: Waite
  • Building: Taylor (CSIRO), floor 3
  • Room: 3 25
  • Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
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