Publication

Journal Articles

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Khan, A., Karim, M. R., Mohammed, M., Kibria, M. G., Sinha, K., Sultana, F., ... & Arfin-Khan, M. A. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

Conference paper

1. Karim, K. M. R., Halim, M. A., and Thomas, S.: Foliar Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes: A Comprehensive Study in Tropical Forest Ecosystems, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-11673, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-11673, 2024.