Dong-Gill
Kim
Associate Professor
Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University
Dong-Gill Kim Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University, PO Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia E-mail: donggillkim@gmail.com LECTURES Biobased Carbon Mitigation Rural Livelihood and Climate Change Adaptation Energy Dynamics in Climate Change Climate, Energy and Development Research methods and scientific paper writing Seminar RESEARCH INTERESTS Nutrient cycles in terrestrial ecosystem Soil greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) emission Soil carbon sequestration Climate change Agroforestry systems Riparian buffer system Watershed management Biogeochemistry RESEARCH QUESTIONS (Please click the title for detail information) Effects of conversion of natural forest to shade coffee agroforestry, grazing pasture and crop fields on soil carbon sequestration and soil carbon dioxide emissions, Wondo Genet, Ethiopia Yield-scaled direct nitrous oxide emissions in organic and inorganic fertilizer applied sugarcane and maize cropping system, Wondo Genet, Ethiopia How does expansion of bush encroachment affect soil carbon sequestration and soil greenhouse gas carbon dioxide emissions in the Borena pastoral system, Ethiopia? How is net gain of soil carbon in indigenous Ethiopian home gardens compared to that in mono-culture crop fields? How is net gain of soil carbon in tree-cropintercropping systems in sub-Saharan Africacompared to that in mono-culture crop fields? Lake Awassa in Ethiopia, source of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide? How does application of wood charcoal ash (leftovers after burning) affect on crop yields, soil carbon sequestration and soil greenhouse gas emissions in different types of agricultural lands? EDUCATION 2003 - 2008 Iowa State University, Iowa, US. Ph.D., August 2008. Environmental Science Advisor: Dr. Richard C. Schultz 2000 - 2002 Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. M.S., February 2002. Environmental Science Advisor: Dr. Dowon Lee 1992 - 1998 Daejon University, Daejeon, Korea. B.S., February 1998. Environmental Engineering PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Technical University Dresden, Germany 2014 June - August Visiting researcher/guest lecturer Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University, Ethiopia 2012 - Present Assistant Professor in Environmental Science Global Change Processes, Landcare Research, New Zealand 2010- 2012 Post-doc researcher Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation strategies in managed grassland Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland 2008 - 2009 Post-doc researcher Comparing N2O emission measured using chamber systems and eddy covariance systems, N2O emission modeling, national N2O emission inventories and scenario analyses for predicting N2O emission. Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA 2003 - 2008 Research Assistant Conducted 2 projects 1)Emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from riparian forest buffers, warm-season and cool-season grass filters and crop fields 2)The effect of harvesting trees, shrubs and native grasses on soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases CO2, N2O and CH4 flux in riparian buffers designed to provide biomass for biofuel production. Institute of Environmental Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 2002 - 2003 Research Associate. Participated in the development of terrestrial carbon flux observation technology for the Korean peninsula. 1999 - 2000 Research Assistant. Environmental impact of the Sae Man Gum Reclamation Project, including evaluation of constructed wetlands. FUNDED GRANTS Supporting EU-African Cooperation on Research Infrastructures for Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Observations (2017-2019), EUROPEAN COMMISSION Horizon 2020. Capacity Building in Climate Smart Agriculture and Ecological Sanitation in Ethiopia (2017-2020), German Ministry of Education. Minimizing Farming Impacts on Climate Change by Enhancing Carbon and Nitrogen Capture and Storage in Agro-Ecosystems (2014-2017), International Atomic Energy Agency. Linking biodiversity, productivity and climate change adaptation & mitigation (2014-2015), SSEESS Research Links Programme. SUTROFOR Erasmus Mundus Scholar Scholarship (2014), EUROPEAN COMMISSION Thematic PhD course for Innovative Doctoral Education for Food Security (2013-2014), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. Ecologist in Africa Research Grant (2013), British Ecological Society, UK. Landcare Research, Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Research. 2012-2013. The effect of nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide (DCD) on pasture yields, nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen leaching losses Hawassa University, Research and Development Program. 2012-2013. Net gain of soil carbon in indigenous Ethiopian home gardens to maintain sustainability and mitigate global climate change. Hawassa University, Research and Development Program. 2012-2013. Impact of forest fire on carbon loss in Wondo Genet sub-catchment, Southern Ethiopia. Hawassa University, Research and Development Program. 2012-2013. The effect of topographic characteristics and vegetation density and biodiversity on soil organic carbon stocks in natural forest, Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia. USDA-SARE Graduate Student Grant Program. 2006-2007. Emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from riparian forest buffers, warm-season and cool-season grass filters, and crop fields. University of Iowa, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research Seed Grant Program. 2007-2008. The effect of harvesting trees, shrubs and native grasses on soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases CO2, N2O and CH4 flux in riparian buffers designed to provide biomass for biofuel production. PUBLICATIONS • Refereed Journal and book [37] Terefe, B., Kim, D.-G., 2019. Shifting cultivation maintains but its conversion to mono-cropping decreases soil carbon and nitrogen stocks compared to natural forest in Western Ethiopia. Plant and Soil, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-11019-03942-11100. [36] Kim, D.-G., Chung, S.-Y., Melka, Y., Negash, M., Tolera, M., Yimer, F., Belay, T., Bekele, T., 2018. Calling for collaboration to cope with climate change in Ethiopia: focus on forestry. Journal of Climate Change Research 9: 303-312.https://doi.org/10.15531/KSCCR.2018.9.4.303 [HTML] [pdf] [35] Deng, L., Kim, D.-G., Peng, C., Shangguan, Z., 2018. Controls of soil and aggregate-associated organic carbon variations following natural vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau in China. Land Degradation & Development 29: 3974-3984, https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3142. [34] López-Ballesteros, A., ... Kim, D.-G., ... Saunders, M., 2018. Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations. Environmental Research Letters 13, 085003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aad66c [33] Niu, Y., Chen, Z., Müller, C., Zaman, M.M., Kim, D.-G., Yu, H., Ding, W., 2017. Yield-scaled N2O emissions were effectively reduced by biochar amendment of sandy loam soil under maize - wheat rotation in the North China Plain. Atmospheric Environment 170, 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.09.050 [32] Deng, L., Liu, S., Kim, D.-G., Peng, C., Sweeney, S., Shangguan, Z., 2017. Past and future carbon sequestration benefits of China's grain for green program. Global Environmental Change 47, 13-20.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.09.006 [31] Kim, D.-G., Giltrap, D., 2017. Determining optimum nitrogen input rate and optimum yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions: Theory, field observations, usage, and limitations. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 247, 371-378.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.07.003. [30] Wainkwa Chia, R., Kim, D.-G., Yimer, F. 2017. Can afforestation with Cupressus lusitanica restore soil C and N stocks depleted by crop cultivation to levels observed under native systems?. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 242: 67-75.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.03.023 [29] Kim, D.-G., A.D. Thomas, D. Pelster, T.S. Rosenstock, A. Sanz-Cobena. 2016. Greenhouse gas emissions in natural and agricultural lands in Africa: summary of available data and suggestions for future studies. Biogeosciences, 13, 4789-4809,http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4789/2016/, doi:10.5194/bg-13-4789-2016 [28] Kim, D.-G., H. Taddese, A. Belay, R. Kolka. 2016. The impact of traditional fire management on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in a montane forest, Southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 25, 1110–1116.http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF16022 [27] Kim, D.-G., Miko U.F. Kirschbaumb, Tracy L. Beedy. 2016. Carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in agroforestry: summary of available data and suggestion for future studies. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 226: 65-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.04.011 [26] Zhou, F., Ciais, P., Hayashi, K., Galloway, J.N., Kim, D.-G., Yang, C., Li, S., Liu, B., Shang, Z., Gao, S., 2016. Re-estimating NH3 emissions from Chinese cropland by a new nonlinear model. Environmental Science & Technology. 50: 564-572. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03156 [25] Kim, D.-G., B. Terefe, S. Girma, H. Kedir, N. Morkie , T. M. Woldie. 2016. Conversion of home garden agroforestry to crop fields reduced soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in Southern Ethiopia. Agroforestry Systems, 90: 251-264. doi :10.1007/s10457-015-9851-5. [24] Kim, D.-G., A.D. Thomas, D. Pelster, T.S. Rosenstock, A. Sanz-Cobena. 2015. Greenhouse gas emissions in natural and agricultural lands in Africa: summary of available data and suggestions for future studies. Biogeosciences, 13, 4789-4809, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4789-2016. [23] Kim, D.-G., M. U. F. Kirschbaum. 2015. The effect of land-use change on the net exchange rates of greenhouse gases: a compilation of estimates. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 208: 114-126.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.026. [22] Beedy, T.L., G. Nyamadzawo, E. Luedeling, D.-G. Kim, F. Place, K. Hadgu. 2014. Agroforestry for Small Landholders of Eastern and Southern Africa. Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture, Rattan Lal and B.A. Stewart, editors, Taylor and Francis. pp. 237-275 [21] Kim, D.-G., Giltrap DL, Saggar S, Hanly JA. 2014. Field studies assessing the effect of DCD on pasture yields, N2O emissions and N-leaching in the Manawatu. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 57: 271-293http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288233.2013.855244 [20] Kim, D.-G., Rafique, R., Leahy, P., Cochrane, M., Kiely, G. 2014. Estimating the impact of changing fertilizer application rate, land use, and climate on nitrous oxide emissions in Irish grasslands. Plant and Soil. 374: 55-71. doi:10.1007/s11104-013-1862-2. [19] Kim, D.-G., Giltrap, D., Hernandez-Ramirez, G.2013. Erratum to: Background nitrous oxide emissions in agricultural and natural lands: a meta-analysis. Plant and Soil. 373: 1007-1008. doi: 10.1007/s11104-11013-11883-x. [18] Kim, D.-G., Hernandez-Ramirez, G., Donna, G. 2013. Background nitrous oxide emissions in agricultural and natural lands: a meta-analysis. Plant and Soil. 373: 17-30. doi: 10.1007/s11104-013-1762-5. [17] Kim, D.-G., Hernandez-Ramirez, G., Donna, G. 2013. Linear and nonlinear dependency of direct nitrous oxide emissions on fertilizer nitrogen input: A meta-analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 168: 53-65, doi:10.1016/j.agee.2012.02.021 [16] Saggar S, N Jha, J Deslippe, NS Bolan, J Luo, DL Giltrap, D-G Kim, M Zaman and RW Tillman. 2013. Denitrification and N2O:N2 production in temperate grasslands: processes, measurements, modelling and mitigating negative impacts. Science of the Total Environment. 465: 173-195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.050 [15] Saggar S, Singh J, Giltrap D L, Zaman M, Luo J, Rollo M, Kim D-G, Rys G, van der Weerden T J, 2012. Quantification of reductions in ammonia emissions from fertiliser urea and animal urine in grazed pastures with urease inhibitors for agriculture inventory: New Zealand as a case study. Science of the Total Environment. 465: 136-146. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.088 [14] Kim, D.-G., Giltrap, D. P., Saggar, S., Palmada, T., Berben, P., Drysdale D., 2012. Fate of the nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide (DCD) sprayed on a grazed pasture: effect of rate and time of application. Soil Research, 50: 337-347,http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SR12069. [13] Kim, D.-G., Roudier, P., Saggar, S., 2012. The effect of nitrification inhibitor on soil ammonia emission: A meta-analysis. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 93: 51-64. doi: 10.1007/s10705-012-9498-9 [12] Kim, D.-G., 2012. Estimation of net gain of soil carbon in a nitrogen-fixing tree and crop intercropping system in sub-Saharan Africa: results from re-examining a study. Agroforestry Systems, 86: 175-184. doi:10.1007/s10457-011-9477-1 [11] Kim, D.-G., Vargas, R., Bond-Lamberty, B., and Turetsky, M. R.2012. Effects of soil rewetting and thawing on soil gas fluxes: a review of current literature and suggestions for future research, Biogeosciences, 9: 2459-2483, doi:10.5194/bg-9-2459-2012 [10] Kim, D.-G. 2011. Soil greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. In: Ecological Society of Korea (Eds.), Ecosystems and Climate Change, Geobook, Seoul, Korea. pp. 50-53 (in Korean) [9] Saggar, S., Luo, J., Kim, D.-G., Jha, N., 2011, Intensification in pastoral farming: impacts on soil attributes and gaseous emissions. In: B. P. Singh, A. Cowie and Y. Chan (Eds.), Soil Health and Climate Change (Soil Biology Series). Springer-Verlag. pp. 207-236. [8] Kim, D.-G., Mishurov, M., and Kiely, G. 2010. Effect of increased N use and drought on N2O emission in a fertilized grassland. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 88: 397-410. doi: 10.1007/s10705-010-9365-5 [7] Kim, D.-G., J. H. Park, H. J. Kang, and D. Lee. 2010. Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from effluent of a secondary wastewater treatment plant using a pond-marsh wetland system. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 214: 37-47. doi: 10.1007/s11270-010-0399-8 [6] Kim, D.-G., S. Mu, S. Kang, and D. Lee. 2010. Factors controlling soil CO2 effluxes and the effects of rewetting on effluxes in adjacent deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests in Korea. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42: 576-585. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.12.005 [5] Kim, D.-G., Isenhart, T. M., Parkin, T. B., Schultz, R. C., Loynachan, T. E., and Raich, J. W. 2009. Nitrous oxide emissions from riparian forest buffers, warm-season and cool-season grass filters, and crop fields, Biogeosciences Discuss., 6, 607-650, 2009. doi:10.5194/bgd-6-607-2009 [4] Kim, D.-G., Isenhart, T. M., Parkin, T. B., Schultz, R. C., and Loynachan, T. E. 2009. Nitrate and dissolved nitrous oxide in groundwater within cropped fields and riparian buffers, Biogeosciences Discuss., 6, 651-685, 2009. doi:10.5194/bgd-6-651-2009 [3] Kim, D.-G., Schultz, R.C., Isenhart, T.M., Parkin, T.B., Loynachan, T.E. 2009. Methane Flux in Cropland and Adjacent Riparian Buffers with Different Vegetation Covers, Journal of Environmental Quality 39, 97-105. doi: 10.2134/jeq2008.0408 [2] Kim, D.-G. 2008. Can South-Korea’s canal project reduce greenhouse gas emission?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Vol. 6, No. 7, pp. 355-355. doi: 10.1890/1540-9295(2008)6[355a:CSKCPR]2.0.CO;2 [1] Chae, N., J. Kim, D.-G. Lee, R.-H. Kim, J. Ban, and Y. Son. 2003. Measurement of soil CO2 efflux using a closed dynamic chamber system. Korean J. Agric. For. Meteor. 5(2):94-100. • Research Blogs and web based open database Effects of soil rewetting and thawing on soil gas fluxes: a review of current literature(http://rewettingandthawing.blogspot.com/) Dependency of direct nitrous oxide emissions on fertilizer nitrogen input (http://ninput-n2oemission.blogspot.com/) Soil greenhouse gas emissions in Africa: study lists and database (http://ghginafrica.blogspot.com/) The effect of nitrification inhibitors on soil ammonia emissions in nitrogen managed soils (http://niandnh3.blogspot.co.nz/) Wondo Genet home garden carbon sequestration research (http://hgcsr.blogspot.com/) Wondo Genet College Weather Station (http://wgcws.blogspot.com/)