Seminar by Professor Juhyung Lee from Oceanography department, Pusan National University
21 November 2025
KST 10:00
The Seminar is being held in Room 1010 (Jasmin) – Integrated mechanical engineering building. Click here for the campus map.
Coastal vegetated habitats such as seagrasses, salt marshes, and mangroves are among the most effective natural systems for capturing and storing carbon in the ocean, collectively known as blue carbon ecosystems. Managing these ecosystems and the processes that govern their carbon sequestration potential (i.e., blue carbon function) is critical to achieving global climate and conservation goals. Yet, our understanding of the drivers underpinning blue carbon function and its variability remains limited. In this talk, I will highlight how biotic control – mediated by species interactions, biodiversity, and trophic processes – regulates multiple blue carbon functions. Drawing on field experiments and data synthesis, I will illustrate (1) how changes in biotic controls under anthropogenic pressure can enhance or suppress ecosystem resilience, productivity, greenhouse gas fluxes, and carbon storage of coastal vegetations, and (2) how recognizing these biotic mechanisms can transform the way we manage and restore blue carbon ecosystems.