Publication

Sahinur Islam Fahim, Md. Shydul Amin, Md. Shamim Reza Saimun, Wahidur Rahman, Sohag Ahammed, Monwar Hossain, Fahmida Sultana, Sharif A. Mukul, Mohammed A. S. Arfin-Khan (2025) Assessing the ecosystem health of Ratargul Freshwater Swamp Forest in Bangladesh using a modified forest quality index. Ecological Indicators, 178, 2025, 113938. Article Link  

Ariful Khan, Md. Shawkat Islam Sohel, Md. Shamim Reza Saimun, Mohammed A. S. Arfin-Khan, M. Salim Uddin, Melanie L. Harris, Parvez Rana, (2025) Estimation of tree attributes in mixed tropical hill forests using Landsat‑8 and Sentinel‑1 data. Discover Environment (2025) 3:69. Article Link 

Sohag Ahammed, Fahmida Nizam, Md. Saifuzzaman Bhuiyan, Md. Sahinur Islam Fahim, Md. Main Uddin Miah, Wahidur Rahman, Mohammed A.S. Arfin-Khan (2025) Environmental drivers shaping plant functional trait diversity in tropical forests of Bangladesh. Eur J Forest Res (2025). Article Link 

Sohag Ahammed, Md. Shydul Amin, Md. Saifuzzaman Bhuiyan, Md. Sahinur Islam Fahim, Md. Main Uddin Miah, Mohammed A.S. Arfin-Khan (2025) Regeneration potential and response to disturbance of native and exotic species: An analysis of diversity indices and spatial pattern. Ecological Frontiers, 45 (5): 1356-1365. Article Link 

Ariful Khan, Md Rezaul Karim, Mohammed A.S. Arfin-Khan, Md Shamim Reza Saimun, Fahmida Sultana, Sharif A Mukul (2025) How do leaf functional traits influence above-ground tree carbon in tropical hill forests of Bangladesh?, Ecological Indicators, 171 (2025) 113131. Article Link 

Mohammed, Khan A., Kuri A., Ahammed S., Abir, K. A. M. A.,  Arfin-Khan, M.A.S., (2025) A google earth engine approach for anthropogenic forest fire assessment with remote sensing data in Rema-Kalenga wildlife sanctuary, Bangladesh. Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 9(1), 45-66. Article Link 

Srivastava, S.K., A. Mukul, S., Banerjee, S., Barman, D., Kar, G., Hindersah, R., ... Arfin-Khan, M. A. S. (2025). A hierarchical and inclusive zonation of Sundarbans for monitoring and management of the world heritage area. APN Science Bulletin, 15 (1). Article Link  

Mohammed, Sultana, F., Khan, A., Ahammed, S., Saimun, M.S.R., Bhuiyan, M.S., Srivastava, S.K., Mukul, S.A., Arfin-Khan, M.A.S. (2024) Assessing Vulnerability to Cyclone Hazards in the World’s Largest Mangrove Forest, The Sundarbans: A Geospatial Analysis. Forests 2024, 15, 1722. Article Link 

Khan, A., Karim, M. R., Mohammed, Kibria, M. G., Sinha, K., Sultana, F., Mukul, S. A., & Arfin-Khan, M.A.S. (2023). Anthropogenic disturbance modifies tree functional traits in the only remnant swamp forest of Bangladesh. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1–10. Article Link 

Sultana, F., Arfin-Khan, M.A.S., Karim, M.R., Mukul, S.A. (2023) Rainfall Modifies the Disturbance Effects on Regulating Ecosystem Services in Tropical Forests of Bangladesh. Forests 2023, 14, 272. Article Link 

Engel T., Bruelheide, H., Hoss, D.,..…Arfin-Khan, M.A.S., ……Pillar Z., et al, (2023) Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2023;00:1–12. Article Link 

Karim, M.R., Mukul, S.A., Zahir R.B., Shamim Reza Saimun, S.R., Arfin-Khan, M.A.S. (2023) 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, Volume 326, Part B, 15 January 2023, 116800. Article Link 

Sabatini, F.M., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Jandt, U. Chytrý M, Field R, Kessler M, Lenoir J, Schrodt F, Susan K. Wiser S.K., Arfin-Khan, M.A.S. et al. (2022) Global patterns of vascular plant alpha diversity. Nature Communications 13, 4683 (2022). Article Link 

Sabatini, F.M., Lenoir, J.,….Sultana, F., Aavik, T., …..Arfin Khan, M.A.S.,... Bruelheide, H., (2021) sPlot Open – An environmentally balanced, open-access, global dataset of vegetation plots. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 30, 1740–1764. Article Link

Wilfahrt, P.A., Schweiger, A.H., Abrantes, N., Arfin‐Khan, M.A.S., Bahn, M., Berauer, B.J., Bierbaumer, M., Djukic, I., Dusseldorp, M., Eibes, P., Estiarte, M., Hessberg, A., Holub, P., Ingrisch, J., Schmidt, I.K., Kesic, L., Klem, K., Kröel‐Dulay, G., Larsen, K.S., Lõhmus, K., Mänd, P., Orbán, I., Orlovic, S., Peñuelas, J., Reinthaler, D., Radujković, D., Schuchardt, M., Schweiger, J.M. ‐I., Stojnic, S., Tietema, A., Urban, O., Vicca, S., Jentsch, A., (2021) Disentangling climate from soil nutrient effects on plant biomass production using a multispecies phytometer. Ecosphere 12. Article Link

Saimun, M.S.R., Karim, M.R., Sultana, F., Arfin-Khan, M.A.S., (2021) Multiple drivers of tree and soil carbon stock in the tropical forest ecosystems of Bangladesh. Trees, For. People 5, 100108. Article Link

Van Sundert, K., Arfin Khan, M.A.S., Bharath, S., Buckley, Y.M., Caldeira, M.C., Donohue, I., Dubbert, M., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Finn, A., Gebauer, T., Haider, S., Hansart, A., Jentsch, A., Kübert, A., Nijs, I., Nock, C.A., Nogueira, C., Porath-Krause, A.J., Radujković, D., Raynaud, X., Risch, A.C., Roscher, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schuchardt, M.A., Schütz, M., Siebert, J., Sitters, J., Spohn, M., Virtanen, R., Werner, C., Wilfahrt, P., Vicca, S., (2021) Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. Glob. Chang. Biol. 27, 2441–2457. Article Link 

Karim, R., Sultana, F., Reza, S., Mukul, S.A., Arfin-khan, M.A.S., (2020) Plant diversity and local rainfall regime mediate soil ecosystem functions in tropical forests of north-east Bangladesh. Environ. Adv. 2, 100022. Article Link

Mukul SA, Arfin-Khan MAS, and Uddin MB. (2020) Identifying threats from invasive alien species in Bangladesh, Glob. Ecol. Conserv., vol. 23, no. July, p. e01196, 2020. Article Link

Masum KM, Islam MS, Parvej M, Abdullah-Al-Mamun MM, Arfin-Khan M.A.S. (2020) Biodiversity comparison between forest-protected and forest-reserved areas in Bangladesh in context of co-management for conservation. Forestist. 71: 134-147. Article Link

Vetter VMS, Kreyling J, Dengler J, Apostolova I, Arfin-Khan M.A.S., Berauer BJ, Berwaers S, Boeck HJDe, Nijs I, Schuchardt MA, Sopotlieva D, Gillhausen P, Wilfahrt PA, Zimmermann M, Jentsch A. (2020) Invader presence disrupts the stabilizing effect of species richness in plant community recovery after drought, Global Change Biology, 26 (6): 3539-3551. Article Link 

Kreyling, J., Grant, K., Hammerl, V. Arfin-Khan M.A.S., Malyshev AV, Peñuelas J, Pritsch K, Sardans J, Schloter M, Schuerings J, Jentsch A, Beierkuhnleinet C. (2019) Winter warming is ecologically more relevant than summer warming in a cool-temperate grassland. Scientific Reports, 9, 14632 (2019). Article Link

Berauer BJ, Wilfahrt PA, Arfin-Khan M.A.S., Eibes P, Von Heßberg A, Ingrisch J, Schloter M, Schuchardt MA, Jentsch A. (2019) Low resistance of montane and alpine grasslands to abrupt changes in temperature and precipitation regimes. Arctic, Antarct Alp Res 51:215–31. Article Link 

Bruelheide H., Dengler J., Purschke O., Lenoir J., Jiménez-Alfaro B., Hennekens S.M., Botta-Dukát Z., Chytrý M., Field R., Jansen F., Kattge J., Pillar V.D., Schrodt F., Mahecha M.D., Peet R.K., Sandel B., van Bodegom P., Altman J., Alvarez-Dávila E., Arfin Khan M.A.S.,……., Jandt U. (2018) Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2:1906-1917. Article Link 

Arfin-Khan MAS, Vetter VMS, Reshi ZA, Dar PA, Jentsch A. (2018) Factors influencing seedling emergence of three global invaders in greenhouses representing major eco-regions of the world. Plant Biology, 20(3):610-618. Article Link

Arfin Khan MAS, Beierkuhnlein C, Kreyling J, Backhaus S, Varga S, Jentsch A. (2018) Phenological Sensitivity of Early and Late Flowering Species Under Seasonal Warming and Altered Precipitation in a Semi-natural Temperate Grassland Ecosystem. Ecosystems 21(7): 1306-1320. Article Link

Henry HAL, Abedi M, Alados CL, Beard KH, Fraser LH, Jentsch A, Kreyling J, Kulmatiski A, Lamb EG, Sun W, Vankoughnett MR, Venn S, Werner C, Beil I, Blindow I, Dahlke S, Dubbert M, Effinger A, Garris HW, Gartzia M, Gebauer T, Arfin-Khan M.A.S., Malyshev AV, Morgan J, Nock C, Paulson JP, Pueyo Y, Stover HJ, Yang X. (2018) Increased Soil Frost Versus Summer Drought as Drivers of Plant Biomass Responses to Reduced Precipitation: Results from a Globally Coordinated Field Experiment, Ecosystems, 21(7):1432–1444. Article Link

Malyshev AV, Henry HAL, Bolte A, Arfin-Khan M.A.S., Kreyling J. (2018) Temporal photoperiod sensitivity and forcing requirements for budburst in temperate tree seedlings. Agric For Meteorol. 248:82–90. Article Link

Gellesch E, Arfin Khan M.A.S., Kreyling J, Jentsch A, Beierkuhnlein C. (2017) Grassland experiments under climatic extremes: reproductive fitness vs- biomass. Environ Exp Bot. 144:68–75. Article Link

Kreyling J, Dengler J, Walter J, Velev N, Ugurlu E, Sopotlieva D, Ransijn J, Picon-Cochard C, Nijs I, Hernandez P, Güler B, von Gillhaussen P, De Boeck HJ, Bloor JMG, Berwaers S, Beierkuhnlein C, Arfin Khan M.A.S., Apostolova I, Altan Y, Zeiter M, Wellstein C, Sternberg M, Stampfli A, Campetella G, Bartha S, Bahn M, Jentsch A. (2017) Species richness effects on grassland recovery from drought depend on community productivity in a multisite experiment. Ecol Lett. 1405–1413. Article Link 

Kreyling J, Arfin Khan MAS, Sultana F, Babel W, Beierkuhnlein C, Foken T, Walter J, Jentsch A. Drought (2017) Effects in Climate Change Manipulation Experiments: Quantifying the Influence of Ambient Weather Conditions and Rain-out Shelter Artifacts. Ecosystems, 20: 301–315. Article Link 

Arfin Khan MAS, Kreyling J, Beierkuhnlein C, Jentsch A. Ecotype-specific improvement of nitrogen status in European grasses after drought combined with rewetting. Acta Oecologica, 77:118-127. Article Link

Malyshev AV, Arfin Khan MAS, Beierkuhnlein C, Steinbauer MJ, Henry HAL, Jentsch A, Dengler J, Willner E, Kreyling J. (2016) Plant responses to climatic extremes: within-species variation equals among-species variation, Glob. Chan. Biol., 22:449–464. Article Link 

Steinbauer MJ, Beierkuhnlein C, Arfin Khan MAS, Harter DEV, Irl SDH, Jentsch A, Schweiger AH, Svenning JC, Dengler J. (2016) How to differentiate facilitation and environmentally driven coexistence. Journal of Vegetation Science. 27:1071–1079. Article Link

Muha Abdullah Al Pavel, Sharif A. Mukul, Mohammad Belal Uddin, Kazuhiro Harada, Arfin Khan MAS. (2016) Effects of stand characteristics on tree species richness in and around a conservation area of northeast Bangladesh. J. Mount. Sci., 13(6):1085-95. Article Link 

Arfin Khan MAS, Grant K, Beierkuhnlein C, Kreyling J, Jentsch A. (2014) Climatic extremes lead to species-specific legume facilitation in an experimental temperate grassland. Plant and Soil, 379, 161–175. Article Link

Mukul SA, Shekhar R. Biswas, A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid, Md. Danesh Miah, Md. Enamul Kabir, Mohammad Belal Uddin, Mohammed Alamgir, Neaz Ahmed Khan, Md. Shawkat Islam Sohel, Mohammad Shaheed Hossain Chowdhury, Md. Parvez Rana, Syed Ajijur Rahman, Arfin Khan MAS, Muhammad Al-Amin Hoque. (2014) A new estimate of carbon for Bangladesh forest ecosystems with their spatial distribution and REDD+ implications. International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability, 1(1). Article Link 

Anik SI and Arfin Khan M.A.S. (2012) Climate change adaptation through local knowledge in the north eastern region of Bangladesh, Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change, 17:879-896. Article Link 

Rahman MH, Bahauddin M, Arfin Khan M.A.S., Islam MJ, Uddin MB. (2012) Assessment of soil physical properties under plantation and deforested sites in a biodiversity conservation area of north-eastern Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Sciences 3 (3): 1079-1088. Article Link 

Rahman MH, Arfin Khan MAS, Roy B and Fardusi MJ. (2011) Assessment of natural regeneration status and diversity of tree species in the biodiversity conservation areas of Northeastern Bangladesh, Journal of Forestry Research, 22(4): 551 −559. Article Link

Arfin Khan MAS, Sultana F, Rahman MH, Roy B and Anik SI. (2011) Status and ethno-medicinal usage of invasive plants in traditional health care practices: a case study from northeastern Bangladesh. Journal of Forestry Research, 22(4): 649 −658. Article Link 

Rahman MH, Arfin Khan MAS, Fardusi MJ, and Roy B. (2010) Status, distribution and diversity of invasive forest undergrowth species in the tropics: a study from northeastern Bangladesh, Journal of Forest Science, 26(3):149-159. Article Link 

Arfin Khan MAS, Mukul SA, Uddin MS, Kibria MG and Sultana F. (2009) The use of medicinal plants in health care practices by the Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh. J. of Biodiv. Sci. and Management. 5(2):76-82. Article Link

Uddin MS, Mukul SA, Arfin Khan MAS, Alamgir M, Harun MY, Alam MS. (2008) Small-scale Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based cottage enterprises in Maulvibazar district of Bangladesh: production, marketing and potential contribution to rural development, Small-scale Forestry.7:139-149. Article Link 

Mukul SA, Uddin MB, Uddin MS and Arfin Khan MAS, Margan B. Protected areas of Bangladesh: current status and efficacy for biodiversity conservation. Proc. Pakistan Acad. Sci. 45(2):59-68. Article Link 

Arfin Khan MAS, Uddin MB, Uddin MS, Chowdhury MSH, Mukul SA. Distribution and status of forests in the tropic: Bangladesh perspective. Proc. Pakistan Acad. Sci., 44(2): 145-153. Article Link 

Mukul, S.A., Arfin-khan, M.A.S., Uddin MBU. (2021) Invasive Alien Species of Bangladesh.In: Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World, Volume 2: Issues and Invasions in Asia and the Pacific Region, First Edition. Edited by T. Pullaiah and Michael R. Ielmini. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Article Link 

Arfin-Khan, M.A.S., Saimun, M.S.R. (2020). Forest Dependency: Status, Assessment Tools, and Influencing Factors. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. Article Link 

Uddin MS and Arfin Khan MAS. Comparing the impacts of local people and Rohingya refugees on Teknaf Game Reserve, Bangladesh. In: Fox, J; Bushley; S. Dutt and S.A.Quazi (eds). Making Conservation Work: Linking Rural Livelihoods & Protected Area Management in Bangladesh. East-West Center and Nishorgo Program of the Bangladesh Forest Department. 149-175pp. Article Link