Dr. Mohammad Rahmat Ullah

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsSoil Sciences
KeywordsTemperate forest, Microbial community, Soil warming, Microbial activity, Carbon cycling
Honours and awards

2023: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

2019: Alexander Hugh Thurburn Scholarship, Australia

2018: Francis Henry Loxton Agriculture Scholarship, Australia

2017: iRTP Scholarship - PhD, Macquarie University, Australia

2017: University International Postgraduate Award - PhD, UNSW, Australia

2017: University of Sydney International Scholarship - PhD, Australia

2015: Gregory Award by Society of American Forester, USA

2010: APFNet Scholarship, China

2008: NSICT Research Fellowship, Bangladesh

2004: A. B. Temu Award, Bangladesh

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySanta Cruz
InstitutionUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
InstituteEnvironmental Studies

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Werner BorkenLehrstuhl für Bodenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2023

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, Katrin Wegend, Harald Kellner, Derek Persoh, Werner Borken: A mesocosm study on carbon transfer mechanisms from deadwood to litter through fungal hyphal growth. In: Applied Soil Ecology, 207, 2025, 105939
2023Fei Yan, Tianshuo Guan, Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, Li Gao, Yongxiang Fan: A precise forest spatial structure investigation using the SLAM+AR technology. In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 2023,
2022Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, Yolima Carrillo, Feike A. Dijkstra: Relative contributions of fungi and bacteria to litter decomposition under low and high soil moisture in an Australian grassland. In: Applied Soil Ecology, Elsevier, 182, 2022, 1-9
2021Ullah, M.R., Carrillo, Y., Dijkstra, F.A.: Biocides provide a source of carbon and nitrogen directly to surviving microbes and indirectly through a pulse in microbial necromass. In: Applied Soil Ecology, 160, 2021, 103862
2021Ullah, M.R., Carrillo, Y., Dijkstra, F.A: Drought-induced and seasonal variation in carbon use efficiency is associated with fungi:bacteria ratio and enzyme production in a grassland ecosystem. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 155, 2021, 108159
2020Ullah, M.R., Corneo, P.E., Dijkstra, F.A.: Inter-seasonal nitrogen loss with drought depends on fertilizer management in a seminatural Australian grassland. In: Ecosystems, 23, 2020, 1281-1293
2019Ullah, M.R., Dijkstra, F.A.: Fungicide and bactericide effects on carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils: a meta-analysis. In: Soil Systems, 3, 2019, 23
2017Feng, Z.K., Yan, F., Ullah, M.R., Dang, Y.: Developing a volume model using precise measurement technology without tree felling in a Populus canadensis Moench plantation in Beijing, China. In: Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering, 38, 2017, 141-150
2016Wahed, M.A., Ullah, M.R., Irfanullah, H.M.: Human-elephant conflict mitigation measures: lessons from Bangladesh. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, 2016
2013Ullah, M.R., Al-Amin, M., Islam, S.M.Z.: Carbon stock in 18-year old Acacia auriculiformis Cunn., Anthocephalus chinensis Lamk. and Tectona grandis L. of Tankawati forest area in Chittagong, Bangladesh. In: Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science, 32, 2013, 66-73
2013Ullah, M.R., Liu, X.D., Al-Amin, M.: Spatial-temporal distribution of forest fires and fire weather index calculation from 2000 to 2009 in China. In: Journal of Forest Science, 59, 2013, 279-287
2012Ullah, M.R., Al-Amin, M.: Above- and below-ground carbon stock estimation in a natural forest of Bangladesh. In: Journal of Forest Science, 58, 2012, 372-379
2012Yan, F., Ullah, M.R., Gong, Y.X., Feng, Z.K., Chowdury, Y., Wu, L.L.: Use of a no prism total station for field measurements in Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. stands in China. In: Biosystems Engineering, 113, 2012, 259-265
2010Al-Amin, M., Ullah, M.R.: Impact of climate change on tree species diversity of hill forests of Bangladesh. MacMillan publisher, 2010