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2026.05.15. 한국생태학회 50주년 기념 심포지엄 초청 연사 발표

변채호 교수가 한국생태학회(ESK) 창립 50주년 기념 심포지엄에 한국 생태학을 대표하는 6인의 연사 중 한 명으로 선정되어 초청 강연을 진행할 예정입니다.

• 일시: 2026년 7월 13일(월) 15:00–18:00

• 장소: 공주 아트센터고마 (충남 공주시 고마나루길 90) — 한국생물과학협회 학술대회 컨벤션홀

• 제목: 「실험에서 한반도까지: 기후변화 시대의 한국 침입생태와 식물다양성」

본 연구실의 보전생태, 침입생태, 생태복원, 기후변화 생태학 연구를 통합적으로 소개할 예정입니다. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다.

2026.05.15. Invited Talk at the 50th Anniversary Symposium of The Ecological Society of Korea

Prof. Chaeho Byun has been selected as one of six speakers representing Korean ecology at the 50th Anniversary Symposium of The Ecological Society of Korea (ESK), where he will deliver an invited talk.

• Time: Monday, 13 July 2026, 15:00–18:00

• Place: Gongju Art Center GOMA (90 Gomanaru-gil, Gongju-si, Chungcheongnam-do) — Convention Hall, Annual Meeting of the Korean Association of Biological Sciences

• Title: "From Experiments to Peninsula: Korean Plant Invasion Ecology and Diversity under Climate Change"

The talk integrates our lab's work across conservation ecology, invasion ecology, ecological restoration, and climate-change ecology. All are warmly welcome.

• 2026.04.16. 변채호 교수가 영국생태학회가 발행하는 Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR top 8.22%)에 부편집장으로 선임되었습니다. 응용생태학 분야 최상위 국제학술지의 편집 업무에 기여할 수 있게 되어 영광입니다. 앞으로도 좋은 연구와 성실한 편집 활동으로 보답하겠습니다. 

• 2026.04.16. 변채호 교수가 영국생태학회가 발행하는 Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, IF: 4.8, JCR top 8.22%)에 부편집장으로 선임되었습니다. 응용생태학 분야 최상위 국제학술지의 편집 업무에 기여할 수 있게 되어 영광입니다. 앞으로도 좋은 연구와 성실한 편집 활동으로 보답하겠습니다. 

• 2026.04.15. 올해 여섯 번째 논문이 Journal of Environmental Management에 출판되었습니다 (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR 환경과학 분야 상위 8.29%, 25/374위). 침입외래식물 애기수영 (Rumex acetosella)에 대한 생물적 저항성을 결정하는 6가지 생태적 요인의 상대적 중요성을 온실에서 270개 실험 단위 (화분)의 요인 실험과 구조방정식 모형으로 분석했습니다. 핵심 결과: 자생종의 조기 정착(priority effect)이 침입 저항성에 가장 강력한 효과를 나타냈으며(β = +0.434), 파종 밀도가 그 다음이었습니다(β = +0.186). 종 다양성, 기능적 유사성, 번식체 압력, 토양 탄소 첨가는 유의미한 효과를 보이지 않았고, 요인 간 상호작용도 없었습니다. 이 결과는 생태 복원 시 파종 시기 최적화를 최우선으로 고려해야 함을 시사합니다. 변채호교수가 제1저자 및 교신저자이고, 공동저자 Kripal Singh 박사(현 브라질 UFMG 교수)는 본 연구실 박사후연구원 출신입니다.

• 2026.04.15. Our sixth paper of this year (2026) is now published in Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR top 8.29% in Environmental Sciences, ranked 25/374). Using a factorial greenhouse experiment (270 units) and structural equation modeling, we evaluated the relative importance of six ecological factors driving biotic resistance to the invasive Rumex acetosella. Key finding: priority effects — giving natives a 3-week head start — exerted the strongest control over invasion resistance (β = +0.434), followed by native seed density (β = +0.186). Diversity, functional similarity, propagule pressure, and soil carbon enrichment were not significant, and no factor interactions were detected. These results establish a clear management hierarchy: optimize sowing timing first, then maximize native seed supply. Prof. Chaeho Byun is the first author and corresponding author and the co-author Dr. Kripal Singh, now a professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, is a former postdoc from our lab.

• 2026.03.07. Climate-Driven Range Expansion of Invasive Alien Plants

• Our lab is conducting an international collaboration with Prof. Jane Molofsky (University of Vermont, USA) and Dr. Minwoo Oh (National Institute of Ecology, Korea) to investigate how climate change will reshape the distribution of invasive alien plants across the Korean Peninsula.

• Using Maxent species distribution models built from over 23,000 nationwide survey plots (2015–2024), we are projecting habitat suitability shifts for six major invasive species under SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios through 2100. Preliminary results show substantial range expansion for all species — with Ambrosia trifida and Solidago altissima exhibiting the most dramatic northward shifts as mountain barriers weaken under warming. Interestingly, Sicyos angulatus shows a non-linear response, with potential southern declines under extreme warming due to thermal optimum exceedance.

• This work is being prepared for:
  Byun, C., M. Oh, K. Tyler, J. Molofsky. The effect of projected climate change on invasive alien plants in species distribution modelling.
  Target: Nature Ecology & Evolution

• 2026.03.06. 우리 연구실의 새 논문이 Oecologia (Springer, SCIE, IF: 2.3)에 게재되었습니다! 본 연구는 2년간의 온실 실험을 통해 자생종의 종 정체성, 다양성, 기능형질이 침입외래종 Solidago altissima (양미역취)의 경쟁적 억제에 어떻게 작용하는지를 규명하였습니다. 연구 결과, 형질 유사성이 아닌 종 정체성과 기능군이 생물적 저항성의 핵심 요인이며, 빠르게 성장하는 일년생 및 다년생 초본이 가장 강한 억제 효과를 보였습니다. 특히 제1저자인 정다희 학생은 제가 지도한 석사과정 대학원생으로, 현재 국립생태원 외래생물팀 전문위원으로 근무하고 있습니다—연구 역량이 현장 전문가로 이어진 자랑스러운 사례입니다. 공동저자 정다희, Kripal Singh 모두 축하합니다!

• 2026.03.06. Excited to share our new paper published in Oecologia (Springer, SCIE, IF: 2.3)! We investigated how native species identity, diversity, and functional traits shape competitive suppression of the invasive Solidago altissima during community assembly through a two-year greenhouse experiment. Our findings show that species identity and functional group membership—not trait similarity—are the primary drivers of biotic resistance, with fast-growing annual and perennial herbs providing the strongest suppression. I am especially proud that the first author, Dahui Jeong, is my former graduate student who now serves as a specialist on the Invasive Alien Species Team at the National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Korea—a wonderful example of research training translating directly into professional impact. Congratulations to all co-authors, Dahui Jeong and Kripal Singh!

• 2026.02.02. The Botanical Review (IF: 3.0, JCR 식물학 분야 상위 29%, Springer Nature 발행)에 새로운 리뷰 논문이 게재되었음을 기쁘게 알립니다. 본 연구에서는 117편의 논문을 종합하여, 한국 내 침입외래식물의 확산, 생태적 영향, 관리 및 복원 성과에 대한 최초의 체계적 종합 평가를 수행하였습니다. 연구 결과, 생태적으로 우세한 침입종과 실제 연구·관리 노력 사이에 상당한 불일치가 존재함을 밝혔으며, 종별 맞춤 관리와 복원 연계 전략의 시급성을 제시하였습니다. 본 리뷰는 제초제 사용이 제한된 온대 지역의 침입외래식물 관리에 폭넓은 시사점을 제공합니다. 제1저자로서 탁월한 헌신과 기여를 보여준 Kripal Singh에게 깊은 감사를 전합니다. 이 연구가 생물다양성 보전을 위해 노력하는 연구자, 현장 관리자, 정책 담당자들에게 유용한 기초 자료가 되기를 바랍니다.

• 2026.02.02. We are excited to share that our new review paper has been published in The Botanical Review (IF: 3.0, JCR top 29% in Plant Sciences), a Springer Nature journal with a long tradition in botanical scholarship. In this work, we synthesized 117 peer-reviewed studies to provide the first comprehensive assessment of invasive alien plant spread, impacts, management, and restoration outcomes in the Republic of Korea. Our findings reveal critical mismatches between ecologically prominent invaders and available research evidence, highlighting urgent priorities for species-specific management and restoration-linked strategies. This review carries broad implications for invasive alien plant management across temperate regions worldwide, particularly in herbicide-restricted conservation contexts. A special thank you to Kripal Singh for his tremendous dedication as first author — this work would not have been possible without his commitment. We hope this synthesis serves as a useful foundation for researchers, land managers, and policymakers working to conserve native biodiversity.

• 2026.02.01. 저희 연구실 박사후연구원이었던 Kripal Singh 박사가 2026년 2월 1일자로 브라질 미나스제라이스 연방대학교 생물과학연구소 생태학·진화·유전학과(Department of Ecology, Evolution and Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil)에 전임교수로 임용되었습니다. 브라질에서 top 5에 드는 좋은 대학입니다. Singh 박사는 저희 연구실에서 박사후연구원으로 재직하며 침입외래식물의 확산, 영향, 관리 및 생태복원에 관한 연구에 기여해 왔습니다. 이제 브라질이라는 생물다양성의 보고에서 새로운 연구와 교육의 장을 열어가실 Singh 박사의 앞날에 무궁한 발전이 있기를 진심으로 기원합니다. Singh 박사님, 진심으로 축하드립니다! 

• 2026.02.01. We are delighted to announce that Dr. Kripal Singh, a former postdoctoral researcher in our lab, has been appointed as a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Genetics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, effective February 1, 2026. It is one of top-5 universities in Brazil. During his time in our lab, Dr. Singh made significant contributions to research on the spread, impacts, management, and ecological restoration of invasive alien plants. As he embarks on this exciting new chapter in Brazil — one of the world's foremost biodiversity hotspots — we are confident that Dr. Singh will continue to make outstanding contributions to the fields of plant ecology and invasion biology through both research and education. Warmest congratulations, Dr. Singh! We wish you every success in your new role. 

• 2025.10.25. 변채호 교수가 Journal of Ecology의 부편집장 (Associate Editor)이 되었습니다. 변교수는 "Biological Flora" 시리즈에 기여하게 될 것입니다.  Journal of Ecology 저널은 영국생태학회가 발행하는 식물생태학 분야의 국제적인 저명한 학술지로 Impact Factor (IF) 5.6을 자랑하며 해당 생태학 카테고리에서 JCR 상위 10%에 랭크되어 있습니다. 

• 2025.10.25. Prof. Byun has accepted a position as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Ecology, published by British Ecological Society. He will be contributing to the "Biological Flora" series. He is honored to join this prestigious journal, which boasts a strong Impact Factor (IF) of 5.6 and is ranked in the JCR top 10% of its ecology category. 

• 2025.07.27. 저희 연구실 석사 졸업생인 정다희 학생이 국립생태원 외래생물팀에 연구원으로 취업하였습니다.
  또한 이장호 석사졸업생이 인베랩이라는 생태복원회사에 연구원으로 취업하였습니다. 축하합니다.

• 2025.07.27. Ms. Dahui Jeong, a Master's graduate from our lab, has been employed as a researcher in the Invasive Species Team at the National Institute of Ecology.
  Additionally, Mr. Jangho Lee, a Master's graduate from our lab, has been hired as a researcher at Invalab, an ecological restoration company. Congratulations!

• 2025.07.14. 저희가 연구했던 가시박 야외 실험과 양미역취 야외 실험에 대한 논문 두편이 환경과학분야 최상위 SCIE 학술지인 Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF:8.4, JCR top 9%)에 동시에 출간되었습니다. 

• 2025.07.14. Our two papers about the field experiments on Sicyos angulatus and Solidago altissima were published in a top tier SCIE journal in Environmental Sciences, Journal of Environmental Management (SCIE, IF: 8.4, JCR top 9%) at the same time. 

• 2025.4.10.  변채호 교수가 새로운 특허를 발명, 출원하였습니다. "씨앗 발아 촉진, 안정적인 식물 정착 및 생장을 위한 종자 혼합 코팅 다층 구조 복합체인 시드 플랫과 이를 활용한 생태 복원 기술", 특허출원번호: 10-2025-0046655, 대한민국특허청 

• 2025.4.10. Prof. Chaeho Byun invented and 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", Patent Application Number: 10-2025-0046655, Korean Intellectual Property Office 

• 2025.3.21.   저희 연구실에서 한국생태학회 학술발표대회에 참여하여 변채호 교수와 Kripal 박사가 작년 온실 실험 연구를 구두 발표하였습니다. 특히 Kripal 박사는 미래 생태학자 상을 수상하였습니다.

• 2025.3.21. Our lab participated in the annual conference of the Ecological Society of Korea, where Professor Byun and Dr. Kripal presented talks about last year's greenhouse experiments. Notably, Dr. Kripal received the Future Ecologist Award.  

• 2025.5.1. 김민성 학생이 학부 인턴으로 참여하게 되었습니다. 따뜻하게 환영합니다.
  
  

• 2025.2.28. 정다희 학생이 석사과정을 마치고 석사학위를 받았습니다. 축하합니다.

Dahui Jeong has completed her master's degree. Congratulations!

• 2025.1.6. 주연 학생이 군 제대 이후 복학하여 학부 인턴으로 돌아왔습니다. 따뜻하게 환영합니다.

• 2025.5.1. Minseong Kim joined our lab as an undergraduate student intern. We warmly welcome him. 

• 2025.2.28. Dahui Jeong has completed her master's degree. Congratulations!

• 2025.1.6. Yeon Ju has returned to the lab as an undergraduate intern after completing his military service. We warmly welcome him back. 

• 2024.12.10. Jangho Lee's master's thesis research paper was published online in the Journal of Applied Ecology (SCIE, Impact Factor: 5.0, JCR Top 8.0%), a top-tier journal in biodiversity conservation.

• 2024.11.29. Professor Chaeho Byun presented on the topic "Competition between Native and Exotic Plants in Korea" at the National Park Native Plant Proliferation and Restoration Workshop. 

• 2024.10.27. Interview with KBS YouTube Channel KLAB

Professor Chaeho Byun was interviewed by KLAB, a YouTube channel with 614,000 subscribers. The interview focused on his recent greenhouse experiment involving Pink Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris).

In a one-on-one competition test between Pink Muhly and 17 native plant species, the key finding was that Pink Muhly does not pose a threat as an invasive alien species in Korean natural ecosystems. The study showed that Pink Muhly did not pose a significant competitive threat on the establishment and growth of native plants.

Consequently, we can look forward to enjoying Pink Muhly without unwarranted concerns. This conclusion is further substantiated by the research paper's publication in Ecosphere, a leading international SCIE journal issued by the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Reference: Byun, C. (2023). Competition between pink muhly grass and native plant species: Is it really a harmful invasive species? Ecosphere, 14(7), Article e4561

• 2024.10.29. Ms. Dahui Jeong, our lab's master's student, successfully defended her master's thesis. 

• 2024.01.08. 최근 저희 연구실 두 논문이 생태학 분야 최상위 SCIE 학술지 (Ecological Indicators, IF: 7.0, NeoBiota, IF: 3.8)에 출간 되었습니다. 축하합니다!

• 2024.01.08. Recently, two articles from our lab were published in top-tier ecology journals: Ecological Indicators (Impact Factor: 7.0) and NeoBiota (Impact Factor: 3.8) Congratulations!

• 2024.07.25. 변채호 교수가 미국생태학회 에서 발간하는 Ecosphere 저널의 분야편집장 (Subject-matter Editor)로 선정이 되어 활동중입니다.

• 2024.07.25. Professor Byun was appointed as a Subject matter Editor for Ecosphere, the journal published by the Ecological Society of America. 

• 2024.05.11. Our lab members (Professor Chaeho Byun, Professor Jane Molofsky, Dr. Kripal Singh, Jangho Lee, and Dahui Jeong) successfully delivered five talks at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Korea in Gongju. Jangho Lee received the award for Best Oral Presenter. 

• 2024.05.09. Mr. Jangho Lee successfully defended his master's thesis.

• 2024.04.13. We successfully secured a new research funding of approximately 120 million won from the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) in partnership with Microsoft. The project, titled "Application of Optimal Eradication and Native Plant Restoration Methods to Control Invasive Plants and Improve Native Biodiversity in Gwanaksan/Umyeonsan Mountain, Republic of Korea," will run from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027. 

• 2024.04.01. 변채호 지도교수가 국립안동대학교 생명과학과 부교수로 승진하였습니다.

• 2024.04.01. Professor Byun was promoted to Associate Professor at Andong National University. 

• 2024.03.26. 방문교수로 있는 Prof. Jane Molofsky 교수가 학과 세미나를 개최하였습니다.

• 2024.03.26. Visiting Prof. Jane Molofsky presented her research on "How Evolutionary Processes Shape Invasive Plants and Their Functional Traits" in the department seminar. 

• 2024.02.27. 미국 버몬트대 교수인, Prof. Jane Molofsky 가 방문 교수로 저희 랩에 참여하였습니다. 환영합니다.

• 2024.02.27. Prof. Jane Molofsky from the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Vermont (USA) joined our lab as a Fulbright visiting professor. We warmly welcome her. 

• 2024.01.10. The 25th Newsletter from the Ecological Society of Korea introduced our lab on its main pages. 

• 2023.11.09. We successfully completed the outdoor experiment on Ambrosia trifida and are preparing to submit the related paper to the Neobiota journal. 

• 2023.10.04. Professor Byun and Dr. Kripal Singh successfully delivered a talk at the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) conference in Darwin, Australia, receiving significant attention and questions. 

• 2023.03.02. 정다희 학생이 저희 연구실 석사 과정으로 들어왔습니다. 환영합니다.

• 2023.03.02. Dahui Jeong joined our lab as a master's student. Welcome!

• 2022.12.19. Professor Byun presented a talk about the Ambrosia trifida experiment at the British Ecological Society annual conference. 

• 2022.10.25. 변채호 교수의 과거 박사 논문  한편이 BRIC 한빛사 (한국을 빛낸 사람들)에서 상위피인용 논문으로 소개되었습니다.

• https://www.ibric.org/myboard/read.php?id=79673&Board=hbs_treatise&idauthorid=38680&ttype=1 

• 2022.10.25. Professor Byun's doctoral thesis was introduced as a highly cited paper on the BRIC website, a Korean biological community platform. 

• 2022.10.21. Professor Byun presented a talk about the Pink Muhly experiment at the Korean Ecological Society conference. 

• 2022.08.04. 가시박에 대한 야외 실험 설치 (안동시 임하면)가 성공적으로 완료되었습니다. 

• 2022.08.04. Our field experiment on Sicyos angulatus was successfully installed in Andong and will be monitored until 2024. 

• 2022.07.27. 양미역취와 단풍잎돼지풀에 대한 야외 실험 설치 (부산 대저생태공원)가 성공적으로 완료되었습니다. 실험은 2024년까지 진행될 예정입니다.

• 2022.07.27. Field experiments on Solidago altissima and Ambrosia trifida were successfully installed in Busan and will be monitored until 2024. 

• 2022.04.19. 가시박에 대한 실험 논문이 Oecologia 저널에 최종 Accept 되었습니다. 축하드립니다.

• 2022.04.19. Our experimental paper on Sicyos angulatus was accepted by the Oecologia journal. Congratulations! 

• 2022.03.31. Dr. Kripal Singh 박사가 저희 연구실 박사후연구원으로 곧 들어올 예정입니다. 환영합니다!

• 2022.03.31. Dr. Kripal Singh will join our lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome!

• 2022.02.23. 우리 연구실의 첫 실험 논문인, 미국쑥부쟁이에 관한 논문이 Plant Ecology 저널에 Accept 되었습니다. 축하합니다.

•  2022.02.23. Our first experimental paper on Aster pilosus was accepted by the Plant Ecology journal, titled "Canopy cover size and establishment rate determine biotic resistance to Aster pilosus invasion: a priority effect". Congratulations! 

• 2022.02.23. 한국연구재단 중견연구과제에 선정되어 (과제명: 생태계 교란 식물 관리와 생물종다양성 보전을 위한 씨앗 기반 자생식물복원 연구) 향후 5년간 연간 1억2천만원의 연구 펀딩을 확보하였습니다. 축하합니다.

• 2022.02.23. We secured a research project funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) for "Seed mixtures-based restoration of native plants for invasive plant management and biodiversity conservation". The funding is approximately 100,000 USD per year for five years. Congratulations! 

• 2021.10.02. 가시박을 대상으로 하는 또 다른 온실 실험이 잘 마무리 되었습니다.
  최종조사결과, 흥미로운 실험 결과를 얻었고, 생태학 분야 상위 SCI 학술지인 Oecologia에 논문을 투고 중입니다.

• 2021.10.02. An experiment on Sicyos angulatus was successfully completed. We found interesting results and submitted the paper to Oecologia, a high-level SCI journal in ecology. 

• 2021.08.19. 미국쑥부쟁이를 대상으로 한 온실 실험이 성공적으로 마무리 되었습니다.
  최종조사결과, 흥미로운 실험 결과를 얻었고, 생태학 분야 SCI 학술지인 Plant Ecology에 논문을 투고 중 입니다.

• 2021.08.19. The greenhouse experiment on Aster pilosus was successfully completed. We found interesting results and submitted the paper to Plant Ecology, a SCI journal in ecology. 

• 2021.05.22. 강화도 갯벌에서 침입외래종인 영국갯끈풀을 조절하기 위한 야외 실험 설치가 완료되었습니다. 

• 2021.05.22. A new field experiment was set up to manage Spartina anglica, an invasive plant in the tidal mudflats of Ganghwa Island. 

• 2021.03.24. 새로운 세가지 화분 실험이 온실에 설치가 완료되었습니다. 물이 자동으로 화분에 공급될 것입니다.

• 2021.03.24. Three new pot experiments were set up in two greenhouse facilities, with automatic water supply to all pots. 

• 2020.12.02. A new greenhouse for plant ecology experiments was successfully built.