Faculty Profile

Anup Datta

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801786010404
  • Email: dattaanup-fes@sust.edu, anupdattasust44@gmail.com

Education

  • 2014: M.Sc.( Thesis) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • 2012: B.Sc. (Honors) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

Research Interests

  • Functional Ecology
  • Anthropogenic disturbance on forest
  • Mangrove Ecology
  • Wood Anatomy

Active Research Project

  • 1. Co-investigator of the study titled "Disentangling natural regeneration dynamics in the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem." Funded by Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh (2020-2021).

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Co-investigator of the study titled “Diversity, distribution and conservation threats of small non-volant mammals of Lawachara National Park of Bangladesh.” Funded by Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh (2019-2020).
  • 2. Co-Investigator in a study titled “Livelihood pattern and floristic diversity with the changes of land-use systems in Southern coastal zone of Bangladesh.” Funded by Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh (2018-19).

Journal Publications

  • 1. Climate and salinity together control above ground carbon accumulation in the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem
  • 2. Salinity regulates radial growth of Cynometra ramiflora L. in the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem
  • 3. Towards data-driven tropical forest restoration: Uncovering spatial variation, interactions and historical management effects on nutrients along soil depth gradients
  • 4. Radial growth in mangrove Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig is driven by salinity in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh.
  • 5. Synergistic effects of climate and salinity on radial growth of Excoecaria agallocha L. in the Sundarbans world heritage mangrove ecosystem.
  • 6. Ecological Impact of Forest Trails in Khadimnagar National Park, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Teaching

  • Surveying and Drawing
  • Forest Botany
  • Botany (Minor course for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department.)
  • Wood Seasoning and Preservation
  • Principle and Practices of Silviculture
  • Non-wood Forest products

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Effect of environmental variables on the natural regeneration of a tropical semi-evergreen forest ecosystem of north eastern Bangladesh.
  • 2. Effects of soil moisture content and forest canopy openness on the regeneration density of Dipterocarpus turbinates and Tectona grandis at Kadhimnagar National Park,Sylhet.
  • 3. Growth performance of three dominant tree species at different slope aspects and positions in Khadimnagar National park, Sylhet.
  • 4. Assessing the Relationship between Basal Area and Tree Species Diversity at Khadimnagar National Park in Bangladesh.
  • 5. Comparison of stand characteristics and effect of human interference among two different study areas of Lawachara National Park.
  • 6. The Relationship of Spider Diversity with Litter status, Canopy openness and Understory Vegetation in Lawachara National Park.
  • 7. Assessment of Diversity Pattern and Documenting Checklist of Spider Fauna of Lawachara National Park (LNP), Bangladesh