Mizanur Rahman, PhD
Postdoc position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
mizan[email protected], [email protected]
I am a tropical plant ecologist, broadly interested in understanding plant response to global environmental changes. I used to apply several research approaches and tools including tree-ring analysis, wood anatomy, stable isotope analysis, and modelling to investigate the ecological and physiological mechanisms associated with the functioning of tropical forests in a global change context. I am also interested in understanding the role of tropical forests in the global carbon and hydrological cycles.
Academic background
Professional affiliation
Before starting at PNNL in December, 2022, I worked as an academic and research faculty at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
Publications
Fellowship, Scholarship and Awards
Postdoc position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
mizan[email protected], [email protected]
I am a tropical plant ecologist, broadly interested in understanding plant response to global environmental changes. I used to apply several research approaches and tools including tree-ring analysis, wood anatomy, stable isotope analysis, and modelling to investigate the ecological and physiological mechanisms associated with the functioning of tropical forests in a global change context. I am also interested in understanding the role of tropical forests in the global carbon and hydrological cycles.
Academic background
- PhD, Dept. of Geography and Geosciences, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany.
- MSc in Forest and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), The Netherlands.
- M.Sc. in Forestry: Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- B.Sc. (Hons) in Forestry: Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Professional affiliation
Before starting at PNNL in December, 2022, I worked as an academic and research faculty at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.
Publications
- Zuidema, PA, …..Rahman M,….et al. (2022) Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability. Nature Geoscience. 15: 269–276 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00911-8
- Rahman M, Islam M, Masood M, Gebrekirstos A, Bräuning A (2022) Flood signals in tree-ring δ18O and wood anatomical parameters in Lagerstoremia speciosa: Implications for developing flood management strategies in Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151125
- Rahman AAS, Rahman M, Shimanto MH, Kibria MG, Islam M (2022) Stomatal size and density trade-off varies with leaf phenology and species shade tolerance in a South Asian moist tropical forest. Functional Plant Biology. 49(3): 307-318 https://doi.org/10.1071/fp21159
- Rahman M, Billah M, Rahman S, Dutta D, Ahsanuzzaman M, Islam M (2021) Disentangling the role of competition, light interception, and functional traits in tree growth rate variation in South Asian tropical moist forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 483: 118908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118908
- Islam M, Rahman M, Gebrekirstos A, Bräuning A (2021) Tree-ring δ18O climate signals vary among tree functional types in South Asian tropical moist forests. Science of the Total Environment. 143939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143939
- Rahman M, Islam M, Shimanto MH, Ferdous J, Rahman AAS, Sagor PS, Chowdhury T (2021) A global analysis on the effect of temperature, socio‑economic and environmental factors on the spread and mortality rate of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10668-020-01028-x
- Rahman M, Islam M, Gebrekirstos A, Bräuning A (2020) Disentangling the effects of atmospheric CO2 and climate on intrinsic water-use efficiency in South Asian tropical moist forest trees. Tree Physiology. 40: 904-916. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpaa043.
- Zuidema PA, Heinrich I, Rahman M, Vlam M, Zwartsenberg SA, van der Sleen P (2020) Recent CO2 rise has modified the sensitivity of tropical tree growth to rainfall and temperature. Global Change Biology. 26: 4028-4041. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15092.
- Rahman M, Islam M, Gebrekirstos A, Bräuning A (2019) Trends in tree growth and intrinsic water use efficiency in the tropics under elevated CO2 and climate change. Trees: Structure and Function. 33: 623-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-019-01836-3.
- Rahman M, Islam M, Bräuning A (2019) Species-specific growth resilience to drought in a mixed semi-deciduous tropical moist forest in South Asia. Forest Ecology and Management, 433: 487–496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.11.034.
- Islam M, Rahman M & Bräuning A (2019) Long-term wood anatomical time series of two ecologically contrasting tropical tree species reveal differential hydraulic adjustment to climatic stress. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 265: 412-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.11.037.
- Islam M, Rahman M & Bräuning A (2019) Impact of extreme drought on tree-ring width and vessel anatomical features of Chukrasia tabularis. Dendrochronologia, 63: 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2018.11.007.
- Rahman M, Islam M, Wernicke J, Bräuning A (2018) Changes in Sensitivity of Tree-Ring Widths to Climate in a Tropical Moist Forest Tree in Bangladesh. Forests, 9(12), 761. https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/12/761.
- Islam M, Rahman M & Bräuning A (2018) Long-term hydraulic adjustment of three tropical moist forest tree species to changing climate. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9: 1761. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01761.
- Rahman M, Islam M & Bräuning A (2018) Tree radial growth is projected to decline in South Asian moist forest trees under climate change. Global and Planetary Change, 170: 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.08.008.
- Islam M, Rahman M & Bräuning A (2018) Xylem anatomical responses of diffuse porous Chukrasia tabularis to climate in a South Asian moist tropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 412: 9-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.01.035.
- Islam M, Rahman M & Bräuning A (2018) Growth-ring boundary anatomy and dendrochronologiccal potential in a moist tropical forests in Northeastern Bangladesh. Tree-Ring Research, 74(1): 76-93. https://doi.org/10.3959/1536-1098-74.1.76.
- Rahman M, Islam M & Bräuning A (2017) Local and regional climatic signals in tree-rings of Chukrasia tabularis in Bangladesh. Dendrochronologia, 45: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2017.06.006.
- Rahman M, Islam M, Islam R, Sobuj NA (2017) Towards sustainability of tropical forests: Implications for enhanced carbon stock and climate change mitigation. Journal of Forest and Environmental Science, 33(4): 281-294. https://doi.org/10.7747/JFES.2017.33.4.281.
- Islam M, Dey G, Rahman M (2017), Forest fragmentation reduced carbon storage in a moist tropical forest in Bangladesh: Implications for policy development. Land Use Policy, 65: 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.03.025.
- Rahman M, Islam R, Islam, M (2017) Long-term growth decline in Toona ciliata in a moist tropical forest in Bangladesh: Impact of global warming. Acta Oecologica. 80: 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2017.02.004.
- Islam M, Salim SH, Kaosar MH & Rahman M (2016) The effect of soil moisture content and forest canopy openness on the regeneration of Garjan Dipterocarpus turbinatus C.F. Gaertn. (Dipterocarpaceae) in a protected forest area of Bangladesh. Tropical Ecology. 57(3): 455-464. http://www.tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_57_3/7%20Islam%20et%20al-final.pdf.
- Sohel MSI, Alamgir M, Akter S & Rahman M (2015) Carbon storage in a bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) Plantation in the degraded tropical forests: Implications for policy development. Land use policy. 49: 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.07.011.
- Rahman M, Nath NM, Sarker S, Adnan M & Islam M (2015) Management and economic aspects of growing Aquilaria agallocha Roxb. in Bangladesh. Small- Scale Forestry. 14(4): 459-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-015-9298-6.
- Islam M, Dey A & Rahman M (2014) Effect of tree diversity on soil organic carbon content in the homegarden agroforestry system of North-Eastern Bangladesh. Small Scale Forestry. 14(1): 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-014-9275-5.
- Rahman H, Rahman M, Islam M and Reza S (2012) The Importance of Forests to Protect Medicinal Plants: a Case Study of Khadimnagar National Park, Bangladesh. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. 7(4):283–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2011.645071.
- Sobuj NA and Rahman M (2011) Comparison of Plant Diversity of Natural Forest and Plantations of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary of Bangladesh. Journal of Forest Science. 27(3): 127-134.
- Islam M, Saha N and Rahman M (2011) Economic activities decrease biodiversity in Hakaluki haor, the largest inland fresh-water ecosystem in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2(2): 946-956. https://doi.org/10.6088/ijes.00202020051.
- Sobuj NA and Rahman M (2011) Assessment of plant diversity in Khadimnagar National Park of Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2(1): 79-91. http://www.ipublishing.co.in/ijesarticles/twelve/articles/voltwo/EIJES3009.pdf
- Rahman M, Das NC, Saha N and Islam M (2010) Nature, profitability and sustainability of murta (Schumannianthus dichotoma (Sal.) Willd.) based small-scale enterprises in north eastern Bangladesh. Small-Scale Forestry. 9 (3): 369–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-010-9121-3.
- Rahman M, Rahman MM and Islam M (2009) Financial Viability and Conservation Role of Betel Leaf Based Agroforestry: An Indigenous Hill Farming System of Khasia Community in Bangladesh. Journal of Forestry Research. 20(2): 131-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-009-0023-1.
Fellowship, Scholarship and Awards
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship for PhD degree in Germany. (2015-2019)
- NFP fellowship (Netherland Fellowship Program) by Nuffic for doing MS. in Forest and Nature conservation at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. (2011-2013)
- University Merit scholarship provided by Shahjalal University of Science And Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2003 & 2004).
- Best Student award provided by the Friends Circle Association for securing highest marks in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination within the School. (1995)
- Grade 1 Junior Scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of Bangladesh for securing highest marks in Narayanganj district. (1992)
- 2020-2023: Identifying climate-resilient tree species by investigating long-term physiological and xylem hydraulic responses of tropical trees to climate change using wood anatomy and stable isotope analysis. Funded by Ministry of Education Bangladesh
- 2020-2021: Assessing tree growth and xylem hydraulic responses of Bangladeshi moist forest trees to climate change by tree-ring analysis and wood anatomical investigation. Funded by University Grant Commission Bangladesh.
- 2019-2020. Assessment of drought tolerance of five canopy tree species in the moist tropical forests in Bangladesh by tree-ring analysis and wood anatomical investigations. Funded by British Ecological Society, UK.
- 2019-2020. Plant functional composition along the environmental gradients in the North-Eastern forest of Bangladesh. Funded by University Grant Commission, Bangladesh.
- 2014-2015. Evaluating the ecotourism potential of Ratargul swamp forest: The last remnant of natural freshwater swamp forest in Bangladesh. Funded by the University Grant Commission, Bangladesh.
- 2011-2012. Carbon sequestration potential of urban homegarden in north east region of Bangladesh. Funded by the University Grant Commission, Bangladesh.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology (A British Ecological Society journal)
- British Ecological Society (BES)
- Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö)
- Association for Tree-Ring Research (ATR)
- Tree-Ring Society (TRS)
- Institution of Foresters Bangladesh (IFB)
- Bangladesh professional forestry student association (BPFSA)
- Four weeks long ‘Field training on Land atmosphere interactions through ecophysiological measurements’ held in Spain and Netherlands
- Four weeks long training on ‘Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing’ organized by Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Training on ‘Social forestry and Tree improvement’ provided by BRAC
- Training on ‘production of seedlings in nursery and their marketing’ provided by BRAC
- Training on ‘Organizational Development and Management’ provided by Inter-Cooperation (IC)