Shams Galib

Academic history

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); University of Durham, UK.

• Master of Philosophy (MPhil); University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

• Master of Science (MS) in Fisheries; University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Fisheries (Honours); University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Research interests

Non-native species and aquatic invasion ecology, impacts of hydraulic structures on aquatic habitats and fishes, freshwater fish fauna, and effects of pollutants and environmental stress on aquatic animals.

Publications

Journal article

• Sun J, Tummers JS, Galib SM, Lucas MC (2021) Fish community and abundance response to improved connectivity and more natural hydromorphology in a post-industrial subcatchment. Science of the Total Environment. DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149720

• Sun J, Galib SM, Lucas MC (2021) Rapid response of fish and aquatic habitat to removal of a tidal barrier. Aquatic Conservations: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31(7): 1802-1816. DOI 10.1002/aqc.3576

• Jones PE, Tummers JS, Galib SM, Woodford DJ, Hume JB, Silva LG, Braga RR, de Leaniz CG, Vitule JR, Herder JE and Lucas MC (2021) The use of barriers to limit the spread of aquatic invasive animal species: a global review. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 611631. DOI 10.3389/fevo.2021.61163

• Galib SM, Findlay JS and Lucas MC (2021) Strong impacts of signal crayfish invasion on upland stream fish and invertebrate communities. Freshwater Biology 66(2): 223-240. DOI 10.1111/FWB.13631

• Sun J, Galib SM and Lucas MC (2020) Are national barrier inventories fit for stream connectivity restoration needs? A test of two catchments. Water and Environment Journal 34(S1), 791-803. DOI 10.1111/wej.12578

• Rahman MM, Haque SM, Galib SM, Islam MA, Parvez MT, Hoque MN, Wahab MA, Egna H and Brown C (2020) Mud crab fishery in climate vulnerable coastal Bangladesh: an analysis towards sustainable development. Aquaculture International 28, 1243–1268

• Galib SM, Mohsin ABM, Parvez MT, Lucas MC, Chaki N, Arnob SS, Hossain MI and Islam MN (2018). Municipal wastewater can result in a dramatic decline in freshwater fishes: a lesson from a developing country. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 419, 37.

• Hossain M, Vadas R, Ruiz-Carus R & Galib SM (2018) Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Loricariidae) in Bangladesh: a critical review of its invasive threat to native and endemic aquatic species. Fishes 3(1): 14.

• Galib SM, Lucas MC, Chaki N, Fahad FH & Mohsin ABM (2018) Is current floodplain management a cause for concern for fish and bird conservation in Bangladesh’s largest wetland? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28(1): 98-114.

• Parvez MT, Mohsin ABM, Chaki N & Galib SM (2017) Risking lives for living: a study on underwater fishing in the Padma River, Bangladesh. Journal of Fisheries 5(3): 525-530.

• Galib SM, Hoque MN, Akter S, Chaki N & Mohsin ABM (2016) Livelihood, climate change and fisheries: a case study of three fishing communities of Northwestern Bangladesh. International Research Journal of Social Sciences 5(8): 18-25.

• Galib SM, Rashid MA, Chaki N, Mohsin ABM & Joadder MAR (2016) Seasonal variation and community structure of fishes in the Mahananda River with special reference to conservation issues. Journal of Fisheries 4(1): 325-334.

• Galib SM (2015) Fish fauna of the Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh: richness, threats and conservation needs. Journal of Fisheries 3(3): 285-292.

• Chaki N, Jahan S, Fahad MFH, Galib SM & Mohsin ABM (2014) Environment and fish fauna of the Atrai River: global and local conservation perspective. Journal of Fisheries 2(3): 163-172.

• Galib SM, Naser SMA, Mohsin ABM, Chaki N & Fahad MFH (2013) Fish diversity of the River Choto Jamuna, Bangladesh: present status and conservation needs. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 5(6): 389-395.

• Hossain MI, Alam MM, Alam M, Kamal BMM & Galib SM (2013) Investigation of phytoplankton and physico-chemical parameters in nursery, growout and broodstock ponds. Journal of Scientific Research 5(3): 553-569.

• Galib SM & Mohsin ABM (2010) Exotic ornamental fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Progressive Science and Technology 8(2): 255-258.

• Samad MA, Galib SM & Flowra FA (2009) Fish drying in Chalan Beel areas. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 44(4): 461-466.

Newspaper/Magazine article

• Galib SM & Samad MA (2009). Harvesting, traditional preservation and marketing of fishes of Chalan Beel, Bangladesh. Aquaculture Asia XIV(1): 12-15.