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Bumsuk Seo
Bumsuk Seo received the B.E. and the M.C.P. degrees from the Seoul National University, Republic of Korea and the Ph.D. degree in Biogeographical modelling from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, in 2015. During the PhD study, he participated an international research project TERRECO between Germany and South Korea. Since 2015, he had been a post-doctoral researcher at Kangwon National University, South Korea (2015-2017) and IMK-IFU, KIT, Germany (2017-2023).
He now holds a Research Professor position at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Email: bumsuk.seo at snu.ac.kr
Research themes
- Understanding land use dynamics under ongoing global socio-ecological changes
- Developing global agent-based and process-based land use models to project future land use
- Mapping land use, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services using cutting-edge remote sensing and machine learning techniques
- Diagnosis and forecast of crop growth condition and crop yield at large scales
Personal pages
Previous project
TERRECO: Complex TERRain and ECOlogical Heterogeneity, DFG/KOSEF International Research and Training Group (GRK 1565/1), 2009-2012, TERRECO project website
Reports & monographs
Seo, B. (2015). Quantification of land use and and land cover in a Monsoon agricultural mosaic from space. PhD Dissertation, University of Bayreuth, Germany, see here
Seo, B. (2008). Optimal Nitrogen fertilizer use in paddy rice farming under risk and uncertainty. Master Thesis, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, see here
Datasets
Seo, B.; Poppenborg, P.; Martin, E.; Hoffmeister, M.; Bogner, C.; Jun, M.; Koellner, T.; Reineking, B.; Shope, C.L.; Tenhunen, J. (2013). Per-field land use and land cover data set of the Haean catchment, Republic of Korea. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.823677, see here
Book translations
The Worldwatch Institute. (2008). State of the World 2008: Ideas and Opportunities for Sustainable Economies, "Investing for Sustainability" and "New Approaches to Trade Governance" (Korean Edition, co-translation), ISBN 9788989831396(8989831393)
Panitch, L.; Leys, C. (2006). Coming to Terms with Nature: Socialist Register 2007, "Neoliberal hurricane: who framed New Orleans?" (Korean Edition, co-translation), ISBN 9788991071513(8991071511)
Cayley, D.; Taylor, C. (2005). The Rivers North of the Future: The Testament of Ivan Illich (Korean Edition, co-translation), ISBN 9788993450033
Pellow, D.N.; Brulle, R.J. (2005). Power, Justice, and the Environment: Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement, "Between Economic Justice and Sustainability" (Korean Edition, co-translation)
Email: bumsuk.seo@kit.edu
Telephone: +49 8821 183 260
Publications Bumsuk Seo
2024
Seo, B.; Brown, C.; Lee, H.; Rounsevell, M.
Bioenergy in Europe is unlikely to make a timely contribution to climate change targets
2024. Environmental Research Letters, 19 (4), Art-Nr.: 044004. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d11
Bioenergy in Europe is unlikely to make a timely contribution to climate change targets
2024. Environmental Research Letters, 19 (4), Art-Nr.: 044004. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d11
Kang, S.; Cho, N.; Narantsetseg, A.; Lkhamsuren, B.-E.; Khongorzul, O.; Tegshdelger, T.; Seo, B.; Jang, K.
Applying Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Identify Key Natural Factors in Annual Livestock Change and Winter Livestock Disaster (Dzud) in Mongolian Nomadic Pasturelands
2024. Land, 13 (3), Art.-Nr.: 391. doi:10.3390/land13030391
Applying Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Identify Key Natural Factors in Annual Livestock Change and Winter Livestock Disaster (Dzud) in Mongolian Nomadic Pasturelands
2024. Land, 13 (3), Art.-Nr.: 391. doi:10.3390/land13030391
2023
Staccione, A.; Brown, C.; Arneth, A.; Rounsevell, M.; Hrast Essenfelder, A.; Seo, B.; Mysiak, J.
Exploring the effects of protected area networks on the European land system
2023. Journal of Environmental Management, 337, 117741. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117741
Exploring the effects of protected area networks on the European land system
2023. Journal of Environmental Management, 337, 117741. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117741
Lee, H.; Pugh, T. A. M.; Patacca, M.; Seo, B.; Winkler, K.; Rounsevell, M.
Three billion new trees in the EU’s biodiversity strategy: low ambition, but better environmental outcomes?
2023. Environmental Research Letters, 18 (3), Art.-Nr.: 034020. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acb95c
Three billion new trees in the EU’s biodiversity strategy: low ambition, but better environmental outcomes?
2023. Environmental Research Letters, 18 (3), Art.-Nr.: 034020. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acb95c
Merkle, M.; Dellaccio, O.; Dunford, R.; Harmáčková, Z. V.; Harrison, P. A.; Mercure, J.-F.; Pedde, S.; Seo, B.; Simsek, Y.; Stenning, J.; Rounsevell, M.
Creating quantitative scenario projections for the UK shared socioeconomic pathways
2023. Climate Risk Management, 40, Art.-Nr.: 100506. doi:10.1016/j.crm.2023.100506
Creating quantitative scenario projections for the UK shared socioeconomic pathways
2023. Climate Risk Management, 40, Art.-Nr.: 100506. doi:10.1016/j.crm.2023.100506
2022
Brown, C.; Seo, B.; Alexander, P.; Burton, V.; Chacón-Montalván, E. A.; Dunford, R.; Merkle, M.; Harrison, P. A.; Prestele, R.; Robinson, E. L.; Rounsevell, M.
Agent‐Based Modeling of Alternative Futures in the British Land Use System
2022. Earth’s Future, 10 (11), Art.: e2022EF002905. doi:10.1029/2022EF002905
Agent‐Based Modeling of Alternative Futures in the British Land Use System
2022. Earth’s Future, 10 (11), Art.: e2022EF002905. doi:10.1029/2022EF002905
Winder, S. G.; Lee, H.; Seo, B.; Lia, E. H.; Wood, S. A.
An open‐source image classifier for characterizing recreational activities across landscapes
2022. People and Nature, 4 (5), 1249–1262. doi:10.1002/pan3.10382
An open‐source image classifier for characterizing recreational activities across landscapes
2022. People and Nature, 4 (5), 1249–1262. doi:10.1002/pan3.10382
Merkle, M.; Alexander, P.; Brown, C.; Seo, B.; Harrison, P. A.; Harmáčková, Z. V.; Pedde, S.; Rounsevell, M.
Downscaling population and urban land use for socio-economic scenarios in the UK
2022. Regional Environmental Change, 22 (3), 106. doi:10.1007/s10113-022-01963-7
Downscaling population and urban land use for socio-economic scenarios in the UK
2022. Regional Environmental Change, 22 (3), 106. doi:10.1007/s10113-022-01963-7
Schucknecht, A.; Seo, B.; Krämer, A.; Asam, S.; Atzberger, C.; Kiese, R.
Estimating dry biomass and plant nitrogen concentration in pre-Alpine grasslands with low-cost UAS-borne multispectral data – a comparison of sensors, algorithms, and predictor sets
2022. Biogeosciences, 19 (10), 2699–2727. doi:10.5194/bg-19-2699-2022
Estimating dry biomass and plant nitrogen concentration in pre-Alpine grasslands with low-cost UAS-borne multispectral data – a comparison of sensors, algorithms, and predictor sets
2022. Biogeosciences, 19 (10), 2699–2727. doi:10.5194/bg-19-2699-2022
Lee, H.; Seo, B.; Cord, A. F.; Volk, M.; Lautenbach, S.
Using crowdsourced images to study selected cultural ecosystem services and their relationships with species richness and carbon sequestration
2022. Ecosystem Services, 54, 101411. doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101411
Using crowdsourced images to study selected cultural ecosystem services and their relationships with species richness and carbon sequestration
2022. Ecosystem Services, 54, 101411. doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101411
Amartuvshin, N.; Kim, J.; Cho, N.; Seo, B.; Kang, S.
Local and regional steppe vegetation palatability at grazing hotspot areas in Mongolia
2022. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 46, Art.Nr. 08. doi:10.5141/jee.22.009
Local and regional steppe vegetation palatability at grazing hotspot areas in Mongolia
2022. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 46, Art.Nr. 08. doi:10.5141/jee.22.009
Kim, D.-G.; Bond-Lamberty, B.; Ryu, Y.; Seo, B.; Papale, D.
Ideas and perspectives: Enhancing research and monitoring of carbon pools and land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries
2022. Biogeosciences, 19 (5), 1435–1450. doi:10.5194/bg-19-1435-2022
Ideas and perspectives: Enhancing research and monitoring of carbon pools and land-to-atmosphere greenhouse gases exchange in developing countries
2022. Biogeosciences, 19 (5), 1435–1450. doi:10.5194/bg-19-1435-2022
Whitehorn, P. R.; Seo, B.; Comont, R. F.; Rounsevell, M.; Brown, C.
The effects of climate and land use on British bumblebees: Findings from a decade of citizen‐science observations
2022. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59 (7), 1837–1851. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14191
The effects of climate and land use on British bumblebees: Findings from a decade of citizen‐science observations
2022. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59 (7), 1837–1851. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.14191
2021
Schucknecht, A.; Seo, B.; Krämer, A.; Asam, S.; Atzberger Clement; Kiese, R.
Estimating dry biomass and plant nitrogen concentration in pre-Alpine grasslands with low-cost UAS-borne multispectral data - a comparison of sensors, algorithms, and predictor sets
2021. Copernicus. doi:10.5194/bg-2021-250
Estimating dry biomass and plant nitrogen concentration in pre-Alpine grasslands with low-cost UAS-borne multispectral data - a comparison of sensors, algorithms, and predictor sets
2021. Copernicus. doi:10.5194/bg-2021-250
2020
Cho, N.; Kim, E.; Lim, J.-H.; Seo, B.; Kang, S.
Developing drought stress index for monitoring Pinus densiflora diebacks in Korea
2020. Journal of ecology and environment / Ecological Society of Korea, 44 (1), Article no: 15. doi:10.1186/s41610-020-00156-9
Developing drought stress index for monitoring Pinus densiflora diebacks in Korea
2020. Journal of ecology and environment / Ecological Society of Korea, 44 (1), Article no: 15. doi:10.1186/s41610-020-00156-9
Kim, J.; Kang, S.; Seo, B.; Narantsetseg, A.; Han, Y.
Estimating fractional green vegetation cover of Mongolian grasslands using digital camera images and MODIS satellite vegetation indices
2020. GIScience and remote sensing, 57 (1), 49–59. doi:10.1080/15481603.2019.1662166
Estimating fractional green vegetation cover of Mongolian grasslands using digital camera images and MODIS satellite vegetation indices
2020. GIScience and remote sensing, 57 (1), 49–59. doi:10.1080/15481603.2019.1662166
2019
Brown, C.; Seo, B.; Rounsevell, M.
Societal breakdown as an emergent property of large-scale behavioural models of land use change
2019. Earth System Dynamics, 10 (4), 809–845. doi:10.5194/esd-10-809-2019
Societal breakdown as an emergent property of large-scale behavioural models of land use change
2019. Earth System Dynamics, 10 (4), 809–845. doi:10.5194/esd-10-809-2019
Lee, H.; Brown, C.; Seo, B.; Holman, I.; Audsley, E.; Cojocaru, G.; Rounsevell, M.
Implementing land-based mitigation to achieve the Paris Agreement in Europe requires food system transformation
2019. Environmental research letters, 14 (10), Article: 104009. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab3744
Implementing land-based mitigation to achieve the Paris Agreement in Europe requires food system transformation
2019. Environmental research letters, 14 (10), Article: 104009. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab3744
Seo, B.; Lee, J.; Lee, K.-D.; Hong, S.; Kang, S.
Improving remotely-sensed crop monitoring by NDVI-based crop phenology estimators for corn and soybeans in Iowa and Illinois, USA
2019. Field crops research, 238, 113–128. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2019.03.015
Improving remotely-sensed crop monitoring by NDVI-based crop phenology estimators for corn and soybeans in Iowa and Illinois, USA
2019. Field crops research, 238, 113–128. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2019.03.015
Lee, H.; Seo, B.; Koellner, T.; Lautenbach, S.
Mapping cultural ecosystem services 2.0 – Potential and shortcomings from unlabeled crowd sourced images
2019. Ecological indicators, 96 Part 1, 505–515. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.035
Mapping cultural ecosystem services 2.0 – Potential and shortcomings from unlabeled crowd sourced images
2019. Ecological indicators, 96 Part 1, 505–515. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.035
2018
Seo, B.; Brown, C.; Rounsevell, M.
Evaluation and Calibration of an Agent Based Land use Model Using Remotely Sensed Land Cover and Primary Productivity Data
2018. IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, E, July 22-27, 2018, 7472–7475, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518023
Evaluation and Calibration of an Agent Based Land use Model Using Remotely Sensed Land Cover and Primary Productivity Data
2018. IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, E, July 22-27, 2018, 7472–7475, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518023
Lee, B.; Kim, E.; Lim, J.-H.; Seo, B.; Chung, J.-M.
Detecting vegetation phenology in various forest types using long-term MODIS vegetation indices
2018. 2018 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium: Proceedings, 5243–5246, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518142
Detecting vegetation phenology in various forest types using long-term MODIS vegetation indices
2018. 2018 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium: Proceedings, 5243–5246, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518142
Kim, K.; Kim, B.; Eum, J.; Seo, B.; Shope, C.; Peiffer, S.
Impacts of Land Use Change and Summer Monsoon on Nutrients and Sediment Exports from an Agricultural Catchment
2018. Water, 10 (5), 544. doi:10.3390/w10050544
Impacts of Land Use Change and Summer Monsoon on Nutrients and Sediment Exports from an Agricultural Catchment
2018. Water, 10 (5), 544. doi:10.3390/w10050544
Bogner, C.; Seo, B.; Rohner, D.; Reineking, B.
Classification of rare land cover types : Distinguishing annual and perennial crops in an agricultural catchment in South Korea
2018. PLoS one, 13 (1), Art.Nr. e0190476. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190476
Classification of rare land cover types : Distinguishing annual and perennial crops in an agricultural catchment in South Korea
2018. PLoS one, 13 (1), Art.Nr. e0190476. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190476
2016
Seo, B.; Bogner, C.; Koellner, T.; Reineking, B.
Mapping Fractional Land Use and Land Cover in a Monsoon Region: The Effects of Data Processing Options
2016. IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing, 9 (9), 3941–3956. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2544802
Mapping Fractional Land Use and Land Cover in a Monsoon Region: The Effects of Data Processing Options
2016. IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing, 9 (9), 3941–3956. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2544802
Martin, E. A.; Seo, B.; Park, C.-R.; Reineking, B.; Steffan-Dewenter, I.
Scale-dependent effects of landscape composition and configuration on natural enemy diversity, crop herbivory, and yields
2016. Ecological applications, 26 (2), 448–462. doi:10.1890/15-0856
Scale-dependent effects of landscape composition and configuration on natural enemy diversity, crop herbivory, and yields
2016. Ecological applications, 26 (2), 448–462. doi:10.1890/15-0856
2015
Harter, D. E. V.; Irl, S. D. H.; Seo, B.; Steinbauer, M. J.; Gillespie, R.; Triantis, K. A.; Fernández-Palacios, J.-M.; Beierkuhnlein, C.
Impacts of global climate change on the floras of oceanic islands – Projections, implications and current knowledge
2015. Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 17 (2), 160–183. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2015.01.003
Impacts of global climate change on the floras of oceanic islands – Projections, implications and current knowledge
2015. Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics, 17 (2), 160–183. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2015.01.003
Martin, E. A.; Reineking, B.; Seo, B.; Steffan-Dewenter, I.
Pest control of aphids depends on landscape complexity and natural enemy interactions
2015. PeerJ, 3, e1095. doi:10.7717/peerj.1095
Pest control of aphids depends on landscape complexity and natural enemy interactions
2015. PeerJ, 3, e1095. doi:10.7717/peerj.1095
2014
Shope, C. L.; Maharjan, G. R.; Tenhunen, J.; Seo, B.; Kim, K.; Riley, J.; Arnhold, S.; Koellner, T.; Ok, Y. S.; Peiffer, S.; Kim, B.; Park, J.-H.; Huwe, B.
Using the SWAT model to improve process descriptions and define hydrologic partitioning in South Korea
2014. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 18 (2), 539–557. doi:10.5194/hess-18-539-2014
Using the SWAT model to improve process descriptions and define hydrologic partitioning in South Korea
2014. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 18 (2), 539–557. doi:10.5194/hess-18-539-2014
Seo, B.; Bogner, C.; Poppenborg, P.; Martin, E.; Hoffmeister, M.; Jun, M.; Koellner, T.; Reineking, B.; Shope, C. L.; Tenhunen, J.
Deriving a per-field land use and land cover map in an agricultural mosaic catchment
2014. Earth system science data, 6 (2), 339–352. doi:10.5194/essd-6-339-2014
Deriving a per-field land use and land cover map in an agricultural mosaic catchment
2014. Earth system science data, 6 (2), 339–352. doi:10.5194/essd-6-339-2014
2013
K’Otuto, G. O.; Otieno, D. O.; Seo, B.; Ogindo, H. O.; Onyango, J. C.
Carbon dioxide exchange and biomass productivity of the herbaceous layer of a managed tropical humid savanna ecosystem in western Kenya
2013. Journal of plant ecology, 6 (4), 286–297. doi:10.1093/jpe/rts038
Carbon dioxide exchange and biomass productivity of the herbaceous layer of a managed tropical humid savanna ecosystem in western Kenya
2013. Journal of plant ecology, 6 (4), 286–297. doi:10.1093/jpe/rts038
Martin, E. A.; Reineking, B.; Seo, B.; Steffan-Dewenter, I.
Natural enemy interactions constrain pest control in complex agricultural landscapes
2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (14), 5534–5539. doi:10.1073/pnas.1215725110
Natural enemy interactions constrain pest control in complex agricultural landscapes
2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (14), 5534–5539. doi:10.1073/pnas.1215725110
2012
Thanh Nguyen, T.; Hoang, V.-N.; Seo, B.
Cost and environmental efficiency of rice farms in South Korea
2012. Agricultural economics, 43 (4), 369–378. doi:10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00589.x
Cost and environmental efficiency of rice farms in South Korea
2012. Agricultural economics, 43 (4), 369–378. doi:10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00589.x