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Welcome to the Chaeho Byun's Plant Ecology lab at Gyeongkuk National University (formerly Andong National University).

This website was updated on 2026.05.28.

연구실 목표  

우리 연구실은 통합 생태학 연구를 통해 생물다양성 보전과 생태계 기능 및 서비스의 복원에 기여하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

Research Goals

 
Our lab aims to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem functions and services through integrative ecological research. 

연구 주제

우리 연구실은 기후변화 시대의 식물 침입과 생태 복원을 연구합니다.

#침입생태학 #생태복원  #기후변화 #생물저항성 

Research Focus

We study plant invasions and ecological restoration in the era of climate change.

#Invasion Ecology #Ecological Restoration #Climate Change #Biotic Resistance 

연구실 한눈에 보기

• SCIE 논문 70편 (주저자 35편) | 누적 인용 +6,600 회 | h-index 29

• 주저자 논문 대표 JCR 상위 10% 학술지: Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR 상위 8.3%) – 3편, Journal of Ecology (SCIE, IF: 5.6, JCR 상위 10.0%) – 2편, Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR 상위 8.2%) – 1편

• 연구펀딩 총 15억 (6개 과제), 진행 중인 연구 펀딩:  한국연구재단 중견연구·국제생태복원학회–마이크로소프트사 2건 총 3개 과제, 약 7.5억 원 수행 중 

• Journal of Ecology + Journal of Applied Ecology 편집위원 (영국생태학회), Ecosphere 주제 편집위원 (미국생태학회), Journal of Ecology and Environment 편집위원 (한국생태학회)

• 생물다양성과학기구 (IPBES) 침입외래종 평가 주저자 |  시드 플랫 특허 출원

• 4대륙 국제 협력: Prof. Jane Molofsky (UVM, USA), Dr. Jens Kattge (MPI-BGC, Germany), Dr. Kripal Singh (UFMG, Brazil), Prof. Yanjie Liu, Dr. Lu Xiao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Dr. Christie Lovat (McGill U, Canada)

Lab at a Glance

• 70 SCIE publications (35 lead-authored) | +6,600 citations | h-index 29

• Lead-authored articles in top 10% JCR journals: three in Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR top 8.3%), two in Journal of Ecology (SCIE, IF: 5.6, JCR top 10.0%), one in Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR top 8.2%)

• ₩1,500M / $1.2M total research funding (6 projects), Ongoing research funding: 3 active projects (NRF mid-career grant + 2 SER–Microsoft projects) totaling ~₩750M / ~$600K 

• Associate Editor: Journal of Ecology + Journal of Applied Ecology (British Ecological Society), Subject Matter Editor: Ecosphere (Ecological Society of America), Board of Editor: Journal of Ecology and Environment (The Ecological Society of Korea)

• IPBES Lead Author (Invasive Alien Species Assessment)  |  Patent: Seed Flat technology

• International collaborators across 4 continents: Prof. Jane Molofsky (UVM, USA), Dr. Jens Kattge (MPI-BGC, Germany), Dr. Kripal Singh (UFMG, Brazil), Prof. Yanjie Liu, Dr. Lu Xiao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Dr. Christie Lovat (McGill U, Canada)

주요 소식

Recent Highlights

• 2026.05.15. 변채호 교수, 한국생태학회(ESK) 창립 50주년 기념 심포지엄 한국 생태학 대표 6인 초청 연사 선정 (2026.07.13, 공주) — 「실험에서 한반도까지: 기후변화 시대의 한국 침입생태와 식물다양성」 

• 2026.05.15. Prof. Byun selected as one of six speakers representing Korean ecology at the 50th Anniversary Symposium of The Ecological Society of Korea (ESK) (13 July 2026, Gongju) — invited talk: "From Experiments to Peninsula: Korean Plant Invasion Ecology and Diversity under Climate Change" 

• 2026.04.16. 변채호 교수, 영국생태학회 발행 Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR 종다양성보전 분야 상위 8.2%) 편집위원 임명 

• 2026.04.16. Prof. Byun appointed Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR top 8.2% in biodiversity conservation), British Ecological Society 

• 2025.10.25. 변채호 교수, 영국생태학회 발행 Journal of Ecology (SCIE, IF: 5.6, JCR 생태학 상위 10%) 편집위원 임명 — "Biological Flora" 시리즈 담당 

• 2025.10.25. Prof. Byun appointed Associate Editor of Journal of Ecology (SCIE, IF: 5.6, JCR top 10% in Ecology), British Ecological Society — handling the "Biological Flora" series 

• 2026.04.15. 올해(2026) 6번째 논문 Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR 환경과학 상위 8.3%, 31/374위) 출판 — 침입외래식물 애기수영 생물저항성 결정 요인 분석; 변채호 교수 1저자·교신저자 

• 2026.04.15. Sixth paper of 2026 published in Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR top 8.3%, 31/374 in Environmental Sciences) — drivers of biotic resistance to invasive Rumex acetosella; Byun as first/corresponding author 

• 2026.03.07. International collaboration with University of Vermont (USA) and the National Institute of Ecology underway — projecting climate-driven range shifts of invasive alien plants in Korea (Maxent SDM, 23,000+ plots). Manuscript in preparation for Nature Ecology & Evolution 

• 2026.02.01. 본 연구실 박사후연구원 출신 Dr. Kripal Singh, 브라질 미나스제라이스 연방대학교 (UFMG, 브라질 top 5) 생태학·진화·유전학과 전임교수 임용 

• 2026.02.01. Former lab postdoc Dr. Kripal Singh appointed as a professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, top-5 in Brazil), Department of Ecology, Evolution and Genetics 

• 2025.04.10. 변채호 교수, 신규 특허 출원 — 「씨앗 발아 촉진 및 안정적 정착·생장을 위한 종자 혼합 코팅 다층 구조 복합체 시드 플랫과 생태복원 기술」 (출원번호 10-2025-0046655, 대한민국특허청) 

• 2025.04.10. Prof. Byun filed a new patent — "Seed Flat: a multi-layered seed mixture coating complex for enhanced germination, stable seedling establishment and growth, and its application in ecological restoration technology" (Application No. 10-2025-0046655, Korean Intellectual Property Office) 

• 2024.10.27 — 변채호 교수가 KBS에서 운영하는 유튜브 채널 크랩(KLAB, 구독자 약 90만)과 인터뷰를 진행했습니다. 17종 자생식물과의 1:1 경쟁 실험 결과 핑크뮬리가 자생식물의 정착·성장에 별다른 영향을 주지 않아 생태계교란종으로 보기 어렵다는 내용으로, 미국생태학회 SCIE 학술지 Ecosphere에 게재된 연구입니다. 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqHZQTpRQkA&t=2s

• 2024.10.27 — Prof. Chaeho Byun was interviewed by KLAB, a YouTube channel operated by KBS (approx. 900K subscribers). One-on-one competition tests against 17 native species found that Pink Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) poses no significant threat to native plant establishment or growth, indicating it is unlikely to be an invasive species in Korean ecosystems. Published in Ecosphere (Ecological Society of America). 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqHZQTpRQkA&t=2s

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