Gaeun Kim

Forest Ecophysiology, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling, Isotope Tracing, Earthworms, Root Exudates, Microdialysis

Ph.D. (Sep 2020 – Feb 2025)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Department of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering
Dissertation: Exploring the influence of earthworms on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in temperate forests via 13C and 15N tracing

B.S. (Mar 2016 – Aug 2020)
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering

Kim G, Jo H, Kwon M, Khamzina A, Son Y (2024) Short-term effects of earthworms (Eisenia andrei) on soil CO2 emission during autumn in a temperate deciduous forest. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 24:5400-5409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-01915-6

Kim G, Ahn J, Chang H, An J, Khamzina A, Kim G, Son Y (2024) Effect of vegetation introduction versus natural recovery on topsoil properties in the dried Aral Sea bed. Land Degradation & Development 35(13):4121-4132. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5209

Kim G, Jo H, Kim H-S, Kwon M, Son Y (2022) Earthworm effects on soil biogeochemistry in temperate forests focusing on stable isotope tracing: a review. Applied Biological Chemistry 65(1):1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13765-022-00758-y

Kim G, Kim J, Ko Y, Eyman OTG, Chowdhury S, Adiwal J, ... & Son Y (2021) How do nature-based solutions improve environmental and socio-economic resilience to achieve the sustainable development goals? Reforestation and afforestation cases from the Republic of Korea. Sustainability 13(21):12171. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132112171

Saher A, Kim G, Ahn J, Chae N, Chung H, Son Y (2025) Factors affecting CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes in temperate forest soils. Forests 16(11):1723. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16111723

Jo H, Noulèkoun F, Yi K, Kim J, Kim GJ, Kwon M, Kim G, ... & Son Y (2025) Gas exchange of Pinus densiflora seedlings is reduced by the combined effect of high summer temperatures and cumulative heat under open-field warming. Tree Physiology https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpaf064

Lee JM, Kim H-S, Choi B, Jung JY, Lee S, Jo H, Kim G, ... & Son Y (2025) Enhanced accuracy in urban tree biomass estimation: developing allometric equations with land use classifications. Forests 16(5):841. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16050841

Ahn J, Kim G, Jo H, Park J, Lee Y, Lee W-K, ... & Son Y (2025) Early survival and growth of Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings under irrigation in arid southern Tajikistan. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 49(2):305-317. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-011X.3267

Roh D, Kim S, Kim H-S, Han SH, Kim G, Son Y (2024) The effects of termites and beetle larvae on the decomposition of Pinus densiflora and Quercus acutissima in South Korea over a 6-year period. Diversity 16(8):452. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080452

Ahn J, Kim G, Kim J, Kim H, Khamzina A, Son Y (2023) Feasibility study for forest cooperation project between the Republic of Korea and Turkmenistan. Forestist 73(1):21-27. https://doi.org/10.5152/forestist.2022.22029

Jo H, Park J, Kim J, Kim GJ, Kim G, Kim H-S, 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. (In Korean) https://doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2023.41.4.473

Kim J, Ko Y, Kim W, Kim G, Lee J, Eyman OTG, Chowdhury S, Adiwal J, Son Y, Lee W-K (2023) Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the perception and use of urban green spaces in Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(4):3018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043018

Ahn J, Kim G, Kim J, Kim S, Khamzina A, Son Y (2022) A feasibility study for an official development assistance project in the forest sector between the Republic of Korea and Tajikistan. Life Science and Natural Resources Research 30:77-86. (In Korean) https://doi.org/10.33147/LSNRR.2022.30.1.77

Kwon M, Kim G, Jeong J, Choi C, Park G, Kim C, Son Y (2021) The 1:5,000 forest soil map: current status and future directions. Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science 110(4):479-495. (In Korean) https://doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2021.110.4.479