Gwang-Jung Kim

During my Ph.D. study, my interests focused on the plants' ecophysiological responses to extreme climate events. The primary question of my research is that

"How do extreme heat, drought, and heavy rainfall, individually and interactively, affect seed germination, seedling photosynthetic activities, and growth in conifer species?".

To uncover the answer, I conducted a multifactor climate change experiment to simulate extreme heat, drought, and heavy rainfall events in the open field.

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.