Dong-Gill Kim (김동길)

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/Associate 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

Sustainable Wetlands for Sustainable Communities in Southern Ethiopia: a Biodiversity-Climate-Food Nexus Approach to Wetland Management, 2022-2024. The US Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Climate Risk Assessment, 2021-2025. Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Development and Interchurch Aid Commission

Appropriate Technology and Approaches for Enhancing Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation of Smallholder Farming Systems, 2020-2025, International Atomic Energy Agency. 

The potential of biochar improved soil fertility and carbon sequestration in sub-Saharan small-holder agriculture, 2020, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.

 Diversifying Cropping Systems - Traditional knowledge and Innovative approaches, 2019-2021, German DAAD, German.

 Strengthening the Capacity to Address Climate Change in Ethiopia, 2018-2020, Korea International Cooperation Agency, South-Korea.

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  

[76] Shimelis, G., Kim, D.-G., Yimer, F., Tadesse, M., 2024. Exploring compost production potential and its economic benefits and greenhouse gas mitigation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Science of The Total Environment 955, 176617, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176617.

[75] Li, Y., Sang, J., Zou, C., Zhang, Q., Yang, Q., Xu, G., Kim, D.-G., Denton, M.D., Rosa Carmona, C., Zhao, H., Mao, Y., Mao, L., Wu, K., Yao, B., Xue, J., Sun, W., Xiang, Y., Li, Y., Zhu, J., 2024. Impacts of conversion of cropland to grassland on the C-N-P stoichiometric dynamics of soil, microorganisms, and enzymes across China: A synthesis. CATENA 246, 108456, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108456.

[74] Jula, G., Kim, D.-G., Nigatu, S., 2024. Potential of floriculture waste-derived charcoal briquettes as an alternative energy source and means of mitigating indoor air pollution in Ethiopia. Energy for Sustainable Development 79, 101390, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101390. 

[73] Li, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, Q., Xu, G., Liang, G., Kim, D.-G., Carmona, C.R., Yang, M., Xue, J., Xiang, Y., Yao, B., Shen, Y., 2024. Enhancing soil carbon and nitrogen through grassland conversion from degraded croplands in China: Assessing magnitudes and identifying key drivers of phosphorus reduction. Soil and Tillage Research 236, 105943, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2023.105943.

[72] Haj-Amor, Z., Kim, D.-G., Bouri, S., 2023. Sustainable Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Change by 2050 (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003404194

[71] Haj-Amor, Z., Araya, T., Kim, D.-G., Bouri, S., 2023. Climate change effects on soil salinity in rainfed maize areas: a case study from South Africa. Water Supply, 23 (6): 2447–2465. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2023.138

[70] Zerssa, G.W., Kim, D.-G., Koal, P., Eichler-Löbermann, B., 2023. Grain Mineral Concentrations in Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Nutrient Use Efficiency as Affected by Fertilizer Management on a Nitisol in Southwestern Ethiopia. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 54, 1939-1954, https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2023.2211107.

[69] Castro-Herrera, D., Prost, K., Kim, D.-G., Yimer, F., Tadesse, M., Gebrehiwot, M., Brüggemann, N., 2023. Biochar addition reduces non-CO₂ greenhouse gas emissions during composting of human excreta and cattle manure. Journal of Environmental Quality, https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20482.

[68] Werner, K.A., Castro-Herrera, D., Yimer, F., Tadesse, M., Kim, D.-G., Prost, K., Brüggemann, N., Grohmann, E., 2023. Microbial risk assessment of mature compost from human excreta, cattle manure, organic waste, and biochar. Sustainability 15, 4624. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054624

[67] Kim, D.-G., Kirschbaum, M.U.F., Eichler-Löbermann, B., Gifford, R.M., Liáng, L.L., 2023. Data for: The effect of land-use change on soil C, N, P, and their stoichiometries: A global synthesis [Data set]. In Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (Date of update: Feb. 20, 2023). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7656722

[66] Kim, D.-G., Kirschbaum, M.U.F., Eichler-Löbermann, B., Gifford, R.M., Liáng, L.L., 2023. The effect of land-use change on soil C, N, P, and their stoichiometries: A global synthesis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 348, 108402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108402

[65] Degefa, H., Tolera, M., Kim, D.-G., Mekuria, W., 2023. Effects of exclosures on woody species composition and carbon stocks: Lessons drawn from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development. 34, 2073– 2087. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4590

[64] Kim, D.-G., Giltrap, D., Sapkota, T.B., 2023. Understanding response of yield-scaled N₂O emissions to nitrogen input: Data synthesis and introducing new concepts of background yield-scaled N₂O emissions and N₂O emission-yield curve. Field Crops Research 290, 108737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108737

[63] Borzouei, A., Karimzadeh, H., Müller, C., Sanz-Cobena, A., Zaman, M., Kim, D.-G., Ding, W., 2022. Relationship between nitrapyrin and varying nitrogen application rates with nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen use efficiency in a maize filed. Scientific Reports 12, 18424. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23030-1

[62] Kim, D.-G., Kassahun, G., Yimer, F., Brüggemann, N., Glaser, B., 2022. Agroforestry practices and on-site charcoal production enhance soil fertility and climate change mitigation in northwestern Ethiopia. Agron. Sustain. Develop. 42, 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00810-7

[61] Kim, D.-G., Isaac, M.E., 2022. Nitrogen dynamics in agroforestry systems. A review. Agron. Sustain. Develop. 42, 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00791-7

[60] Haj-Amor Z, Araya T, Kim D-G, Bouri S, Lee J, Ghiloufi W, Yang Y, Kang H, Jhariya MK, Banerjee A, Lal R. 2022. Soil salinity and its associated effects on soil microorganisms, greenhouse gas emissions, crop yield, biodiversity and desertification: A review. Sci Tot Environ 843: 156946.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156946.

[59] Asaye, Z., Kim, D.-G., Yimer, F., Prost, K., Obsa, O., Tadesse, M., Gebrehiwot, M., Brüggemann, N., 2022. Effects of combined application of compost and mineral fertilizer on soil carbon and nutrient content, yield, and agronomic nitrogen use efficiency in maize-potato cropping systems in Southern Ethiopia. Land 11, 784. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11060784

[58] Obsa, O., Tadesse, M., Kim, D.-G., Asaye, Z., Yimer, F., Gebrehiwot, M., Brüggemann, N., Prost, K., 2022. Organic waste generation and its valorization potential through composting in Shashemene, Southern Ethiopia. Sustainability 14, 3660. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063660

[57] Kim, D.-G., Bond-Lamberty, B., Ryu, Y., Seo, B., Papale, D., 2022. Ideas and perspectives: Enhancing research and monitoring of carbon pools and land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries. Biogeosciences 19, 1435-1450. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1435-2022

[56] Castro-Herrera, D., Prost, K., Schäfer, Y., Kim, D.-G., Yimer, F., Tadesse, M., Gebrehiwot, M., Brüggemann, N., 2022. Nutrient dynamics during composting of human excreta, cattle manure and organic waste affected by biochar. J. Environ.  Qual.  51, 19-32.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20312

[55] Zerssa, G.W., Kim, D.-G., Koal, P., Eichler-Löbermann, B., 2021. Combination of compost and mineral fertilizers as an option for enhancing maize (Zea mays L.) yields and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from a Nitisol in Ethiopia. Agronomy 11, 2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112097

[54] Merbold, L., Scholes, R.J., Acosta, M., Beck, J., Bombelli, A., Fiedler, B., Grieco, E., Helmschrot, J., Hugo, W., Kasurinen, V., Kim, D.-G., Körtzinger, A., Leitner, S., López-Ballesteros, A., Ndisi, M., Nickless, A., Salmon, E., Saunders, M., Skjelvan, I., Vermeulen, A.T., Kutsch, W.L., 2021. Opportunities for an African greenhouse gas observation system. Regional Environmental Change 21, 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01823-w.

[53] Kim, D.-G., Bond-Lamberty, B., Ryu, Y., Seo, B., and Papale, D., 2021. Ideas and Perspectives: Enhancing research and monitoring of carbon pools and land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries, Biogeosciences Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2021-237

[52] Borzouei, A., Saadati, S., Müller, C., Sanz-Cobena, A., Kim, D.-G., Dawar, K., Zaman, M., 2021. Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from irrigated maize by using urea fertilizer in combination with nitrapyrin under different tillage methods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16768-0

[51] Kim, D.-G., Bond-Lamberty, B., Ryu, Y., Seo, B., Papale, D., 2021. Reviews and syntheses: Enhancing research and monitoring of land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries. Biogeosciences Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2021-5185.

[50] Hernandez-Ramirez, G., Ruser, R., Kim, D.-G., 2021. How does soil compaction alter nitrous oxide fluxes? A meta-analysis. Soil Till. Res. 211, 105036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105036

[49] Zerssa, G., Feyssa, D., Kim, D.-G., Eichler-Löbermann, B., 2021. Challenges of smallholder farming in Ethiopia and opportunities by adopting climate-smart agriculture. Agriculture 11, 192. https://doi.org/110.3390/agriculture11030192. [HTML]

[48] Kim, D.-G., Grieco, E., Bombelli, A., Hickman, J.E., Sanz-Cobena, A., 2021. Challenges and opportunities for enhancing food security and greenhouse gas mitigation in smallholder farming in sub-Saharan Africa. A review. Food Security. 13. 457-476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01149-9. [HTML]

[47] Deng L, Peng C, Kim D-G, Li J, Liu Y, Hai X, Liu Q, Huang C, Shangguan Z, Kuzyakov Y. 2021. Drought effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in global natural ecosystems: A meta-analysis. Earth-Science Reviews: 103501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103501.

[46] Moonis M, Lee J K, Jin H, Kim D-G, Park J H. 2021. Effects of warming, wetting and nitrogen addition on substrate-induced respiration and temperature sensitivity of heterotrophic respiration in a temperate forest soil. Pedosphere. 31(2): 363–372. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(20)60069-8

[45] Borzouei A, Mander U, Teemusk A, Sanz-Cobena A, Zaman M, Kim D-G, Muller C, Kelestanie A A, Sayyad Amin P, Moghiseh E, Dawar K, Pérez-Castillo A G. 2021. Effects of the nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin and tillage practices on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emission from a maize field in Iran. Pedosphere. 31(2):314-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(20)60067-4

[44] Pérez-Castillo A G, Chinchilla-Soto C, Elizondo-Salazar J A, Barboza R, Kim D-G, Müller C, Sanz-Cobena A, Borzouei A, Dawar K, Zaman M. 2021. Nitrification inhibitor nitrapyrin does not affect yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions in a tropical grassland. Pedosphere. 31(2):265-278.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(20)60070-4

[43] Haj-Amor, Z., Dhaouadi, L., Kim, D.-G., Anlauf, R., Mokadem, N., Bouri, S., 2020. Effects of climate change on key soil characteristics and strategy to enhance climate resilience of smallholder farming: an analysis of a pomegranate-field in a coastal Tunisian oasis. Environmental Earth Sciences 79, 470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09222-w

[42] Birhane, E., Alebachew, M., Kim, D.-G., 2020. Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Ethiopia and Intervention Measures. In: Tadesse, W., Worku, A., and Kang, H. S. (eds.). Regreening Ethiopia. 347 pages.

[41] Villa, P.M., Martins, S.V., de Oliveira Neto, S.N., Rodrigues, A.C., Hernández, E.P., Kim, D.-G., 2020. Shifting cultivation and agroforestry in the Amazon: Premises for REDD+. Forest Policy and Economics 118, 102217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102217

[40] Deng, L., Huang, C., Kim, D.-G., Shangguan, Z., Wang, K., Song, X., Peng, C., 2020. Soil GHG fluxes are altered by N deposition: New data indicate lower N stimulation of the N2O flux and greater stimulation of the calculated C pools. Global Change Biology 26, 2613-2629.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14970.

[39] Xiao, D., Deng, L., Kim, D.-G., Huang, C., Tian, K., 2019. Carbon budgets of wetland ecosystems in China. Global Change Biology, 25, 2061-2076. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14621.

[38] Terefe, B., Kim, D.-G., 2020. 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. 453: 105-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-03942-0.

[37] Deng, L., Kim, D.-G., Li, M., Huang, C., Liu, Q., Cheng, M., Shangguan, Z., Peng, C., 2019. Land-use changes driven by 'Grain for Green' program reduced carbon loss induced by soil erosion on the Loess Plateau of China. Global and Planetary Change 177, 101-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.03.017

[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: 271-293 http://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.

• Contributions

[11] Greenhouse gases - remnants of runaway human desires (2). January 31, 2024. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=303929

[10] Greenhouse gases - remnants of runaway human desires. January 10, 2024. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=302729

[9] Soil, carbon is embraced. September 5, 2023. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=295616

[8] Oasis in climate crisis- diversity. August 1, 2023. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=293589

[7] Running electric cars. June 5, 2023. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=290226

[6] Carbon Neutrality at the Dinner Table. April 22, 2023. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=287736

[5] Coffee agroforestry and coffee plantation. March 29, 2023. Good Morning Chung-Cheong. South-Korea (in Korean) http://www.goodmorningcc.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=286525

[4] Suggestion for enhancing research on carbon and greenhouse in developing countries (II), OJERI Newsletter 57, November 9, 2022. OJERE, Korea University, Seoul, South-Korea (In Korean)

[3] Suggestion for enhancing research on carbon and greenhouse in developing countries (I), OJERI Newsletter 56, October 7, 2022. OJERE, Korea University, Seoul, South-Korea (In Korean)

[2] Interviewed by Nature News for an article "Korean waterway project gathers opposition". published online 19 March 2008 (http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080319/full/news.2008.679.html)

[1] Kim, D.-G. 2007. Biofuel is only 1 of many alternative energies. Iowa State Daily. April 30, 2007 (https://iowastatedaily.com/179555/opinion/kim-biofuel-is-only-1-of-many-alternative-energies/)

• 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/)

Technology and approaches for enhancing greenhouse gas research in developing countries (https://www.facebook.com/ATA4GHG)

Sustainable Wetlands for Sustainable Communities (https://www.facebook.com/sus.wetland/)