Gwang-Jung Kim

In my current position, I focus on i) incorporating tree branch turnover into forest carbon dynamics, and ii) evaluating the impact of diffuse irradiance on the photosynthesis of Scots pine and Norway spruce across different canopy depths.

During my Ph.D. studies, using a multifactor climate change experiment, I investigated the ecophysiological responses of tree seedlings (seed germination, leaf gas exchange, and biomass growth) to extreme heat and precipitation.

Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Biology, Korea University (2024)

Kim, G.-J., Jo, H., Cho, M.S., Noh, N.J., Han, S.H., Khamzina, A., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2024. Photosynthetic responses of Larix kaempferi and Pinus densiflora seedlings are affected by summer extreme heat rather than by extreme precipitation. Scientific Reports, 14: 5250. 

Choi, Y., Kim, G.-J., Lee, J., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2023. Leaf gas exchange of Hibiscus hamabo and soil respiration in its habitats on Jeju Island. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology, 41(4): 439–446. 

Jo, H., Park, J., Kim, J., Kim, H.-S., Kim, G.-J., Kim, G., and Son, Y. 2023. Effects of open-field summer warming and drought on the abnormal shoot growth of Pinus densiflora seedlings. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology, 41(4): 473-481. 

Li, G., Tang, Y., Son, Y., Jung, J., Qiu, X., Zhao, X., Iqbal, B., Stofella, P.J., Kim, G.-J., and Du, D. 2023. The toxicological effect on pak choi of co-exposure to degradable and non-degradable microplastics with oxytetracycline in the soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 268: 115707.

Kwon, M., Jo, H., Kim, G.-J., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2023. Effects of open-field experimental extreme climate events on soil microbial biomass and extracellular enzyme activity under Pinus densiflora and Larix kaempferi seedlings. Forestist, 73: 270–277. 

Kim, G.-J., Jo, H., Kim, H., Cho, M.S., Noh, N.J., Chang, H., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2023. Experimental design of open-field temperature and precipitation manipulation system to simulate summer extreme climate events for plants and soils. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 47(1): 132–142.

Kim, H., Jo, H., Kim, G.-J., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2022. Effects of spring warming and drought events on the autumn growth of Larix kaempferi seedlings. Water, 14(2): 1962.

Noh, N.J., Kim, G.-J., Son, Y., and Cho, MS. 2021. Early growth responses of Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr. seedling to short-term extreme climate events in summer. Forests, 12(11): 1595. 

Kim, H., Jo, H., Kim, G.-J., Kim, H.-S., and Son, Y. 2021. Short-term physiological responses of Larix kaempferi seedlings to spring warming and drought manipulation. Forest Science and Technology, 17(9): 1–9.