Publications by authors named "Woo-Seok Kong"
Climate change has caused shifts in species' ranges and extinctions of high-latitude and altitude species. Most cold-tolerant evergreen broadleaved woody plants (shortened to cold-evergreens below) are rare species occurring in a few sites in the alpine and subalpine zones in the Korean Peninsula. The aim of this research is to 1) identify climate factors controlling the range of cold-evergreens in the Korean Peninsula; and 2) predict the climate change effects on the range of cold-evergreens.
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- Climate refugia are essential areas where species survive adverse climate conditions, protecting biodiversity during historical climate shifts in the Quaternary period.
- To better understand these refugia, researchers need to combine fossil records, species distribution models, and phylogeographic surveys to trace species movements in and out of these areas.
- Case studies on species like European beech and Douglas-fir demonstrate how integrating these approaches can reveal complex species histories and aid in identifying modern refugia critical for conservation efforts.