Taihun Kim

Depth- and Taxon-Specific Coral Bleaching of High-Latitude Marginal Coral Communities at Jeju Island During the 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event

At Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, hard coral communities consisting of Alveopora, Montipora, and Psammocora represent some of the northernmost photosymbiotic Scleractinia in the Northwest Pacific. Here, we document taxon-specific, depth-specific bleaching conditions observed dur...

Consecutive Strandings of Porpita porpita Colonies at Different Developmental Stages Along the Coast of Jeju Island

Porpita porpita, a pleustonic colonial hydrozoan, underwent unprecedented large-scale strandings on Jeju Island in June and October 2025. Colonies stranded in June were approximately 30 mm in diameter, whereas the October event was dominated by colonies smaller than 5 mm. Based o...