Publication

Journal Articles

1. Karim, M. R., Saimun, M. S. R., Sammi, H. M., Khan, A., Fahim, M. S. I., Sultana, F., Srivastava, S. K., Mozumder, P., Friess, D. A., Mukul, S. A., & Arfin-Khan, M. A. S. (2025). Drivers of biocapacity and global impact of the world's largest mangrove in ecological footprint accounting. Journal of Environmental Management, 395, 127815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127815

2. Saimun, M.S., Karim, M.R. (2025) Climatic drivers of leaf area index dynamics in the Amazon basin: insights from remote sensing. Theor Appl Climatol 156, 448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-025-05673-y

3. Karim, M.R., Halim, M.A. & Thomas, S.C.  (2025) Foliar methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in Salix bebbiana respond to light and soil factors. Commun Earth Environ 6, 493. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02453-4

4. Karim, M. R., Biswas, S., Halim, M. A., & Ahmed, R. (2025). Biochar enhances seed germination and crop early growth for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh. PloS one, 20(3), e0320005. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320005

5. Khan, A., Karim, M. R., Arfin-Khan, M. A., Saimun, M. S. R., Sultana, F., & Mukul, S. A. (2025). How do leaf functional traits influence above-ground tree carbon in tropical hill forests of Bangladesh? Ecological Indicators, 171, 113131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113131

6. Karim, M. R., Halim, M. A., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Foliar methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in tropical tree species. Science of The Total Environment, 176503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176503

7. Karim, M. R., Halim, M. A., Kayes, I., Liao, W., Mukul, S. A., Rahman, H. M. T., & Thomas, S. C. (2024). Co-Management Effects on Forest Restoration in Protected Areas of Bangladesh: A Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Analysis. Land, 13(10), 1709. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101709

8. Khan, A., Karim, M. R., Mohammed, M., Kibria, M. G., Sinha, K., Sultana, F., ... & Arfin-Khan, M. A. (2023). Anthropogenic disturbance modifies tree functional traits in the only remnant swamp forest of Bangladesh. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1062764. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1062764

9. Sultana F, Arfin-Khan MAS, Karim MR, Mukul SA. Rainfall Modifies the Disturbance Effects on Regulating Ecosystem Services in Tropical Forests of Bangladesh. Forests. 2023, 14(2), 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020272

10. Karim, M. R., Mukul, S. A., Zahir, R. B., Saimun, S. R., & Arfin-Khan, M. A. The role of protected areas co-management in enhancing resistance and resilience of deciduous forest ecosystem to extreme climatic events in Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023, 326, 116800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116800

11. Saimun, M. S. R., Karim, M. R., Sultana, F., & Arfin-Khan, M. A. Multiple drivers of tree and soil carbon stock in the tropical forest ecosystems of Bangladesh. Trees, Forests and People. 2021, 5, 100108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100108

12. Karim, M.R.; Halim, M.A.; Gale, N.V.; Thomas, S.C. Biochar Effects on Soil Physiochemical Properties in Degraded Managed Ecosystems in Northeastern Bangladesh. Soil Syst. 2020, 4, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4040069

13. Karim, M. R., Sultana, F., Saimun, M. S. R., Mukul, S. A., & Arfin-Khan, M. A. Plant diversity and local rainfall regime mediate soil ecosystem functions in tropical forests of north-east Bangladesh. Environmental Advances. 2020, 2, 100022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2020.100022