Education

• PhD in Environmental Sciences, University of Quebec, Quebec, Canada, 2014.
• Double master degree: M.Sc. in European Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Finland and M.Sc. in Forest and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2010.
• BSc in Forestry and Wood Technology, Khulna University, Bangladesh, 2007.
• Internship on Modelling, Ministry of Forest and Environment, British Columbia, Canada, 2013.
• Internship on Dendroecology, Institute For Forest Growth, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany, 2008.

Grants and Awards

• FQRNT-NSERC-BMP scholarship for PhD from 2011-2014
• ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship for M.Sc. in European Forestry from August, 2008-June-2010
• Merit scholarship from Khulna University (Bangladesh) for consistently holding 'First in class' position for four years of Bachelor program
• Fellowship PRIME by the University of Quebec, Canada
• 'Distinction' at PhD, University of Quebec, Canada
• 'Distinction with First position' at BSc on Forestry and Wood Technology, Khulna University, Bangladesh
• 'Very Good' at MSc on European Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
• The Percy Stubbs, John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture (The Silvicultural Prize) 2014 by the Institute of Chartered Forester’s Council, UK

Publications

Articles

1. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. (submitted). Does partial harvesting promote old-growth attributes of boreal mixedwood Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) stands?
2. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., Coates, K. D., Brais, S. and Bergeron, Y. (in press). Modelling boreal mixedwood stand development after partial harvesting treatments in eastern Canada.
3. Bose, A. K., Brais, S., and Harvey, B. D. 2014. Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) volume growth in the eastern boreal mixedwood: effect of partial cutting, social status, and neighborhood competition . Forest Ecology and Management 327:209-220.
4. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2014. Sapling recruitment and mortality dynamics following partial harvesting in aspen-dominated mixedwoods in eastern Canada . Forest Ecology and Management 329:37-48.
5. Bose, A. K., Schelhaas, M., Mazerolle, M., and Bongers, F. 2014. Temperate forest development during secondary succession: effects of soil, dominant species and management . European Journal of Forest Research, 133(3):511-523.
6. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., Brais, S., Beaudet, M., and Leduc, A. 2014. Constraints to partial cutting in the boreal forest of Canada in the context of natural disturbance-based management: a review . Forestry 87, 11-28.
7. Brais, S., Work, T.T., Robert, É., O'Connor, C.D., Strukelj, M., Bose, A. K.., Celentano, D., and Harvey, B.D. 2013. Ecosystem Responses to Partial Harvesting in Eastern Boreal Mixedwood Stands . Forests 4: 364-385.
8. Hossain, M., Siddique, M.H.H., Bose, A. K., Limon, S.H., Chowdhury, M.R.K., and Saha, S. 2012. Allometry, above-ground biomass and nutrient distribution in Ceriops decandra (Griffith) Ding Hou dominated forest types of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh  . Wetlands Ecology and Management 20(6):539-548.
9. Kamruzzaman, M. Saha, S.K, Bose, A. K., and Islam, M. N. 2008. Effects of age and height on physical and mechanical properties of bamboo . Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 20(3): 211–217.

Conferences

Oral presentations

1. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., Coates, D. K., Brais, S. and Bergeron, Y. 2014. Modelling stand dynamics after partial harvesting treatments in Canadian eastern boreal mixedwoods. 9th IUFRO International Conference on Uneven-aged Silviculture: Future Concepts in Uneven-aged Silviculture for a Changing World, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zurich, Switzerland.
2. Harvey, B.D., Bose, A. K., Coates, D. K., Brais, S. and Bergeron, Y. 2014. Modelling stand dynamics after partial harvesting treatments in Canadian eastern boreal mixedwoods. Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona, Spain.
3. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2014. Trembling aspen volume growth responses to partial harvesting treatments in eastern Canadian boreal mixedwood. 8e colloque annuel du Centre d’étude de la forêt (CEF) et du 13e atelier de la Chaire en aménagement forestier durable (AFD). Montreal, Québec, Canada.
4. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2013. Sapling recruitment and mortality of residual stems (saplings and trees)after partial cuttings in the boreal mixedwood forest of eastern Canada. 7e colloque annuel du Centre d’étude de la forêt (CEF) et du 13e atelier de la Chaire en aménagement forestier durable (AFD). Montebello, Québec, Canada.
5. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2012. Effects of partial cutting on recruitment and mortality in aspen-dominated stands in the boreal mixedwood forest of eastern Canada. 8th IUFRO International Conference on Uneven-aged Silviculture: optimising timber production, ecosystem services and resilience to climate change. Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.
6. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2012. Biophysical and ecophysiological limitations to the application of partial cutting in the boreal forest. 8th IUFRO International Conference on Uneven-aged Silviculture: optimising timber production, ecosystem services and resilience to climate change. Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.
7. Harvey, B.D., Brais, S., and Bose, A. K. 2012. Effects of partial cuttings in aspen-dominated stands on the eastern edge of the boreal mixedwood. Boreal Mixedwoods: Ecology and Management for Multiple Values. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
8. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2012. Effect of partial harvesting treatments on sapling recruitment and tree mortality in the boreal mixedwood. 6e colloque annuel du Centre d’étude de la forêt (CEF) et du 13e atelier de la Chaire en aménagement forestier durable (AFD). Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada.

Poster presentations

1. Bose, A. K., Brais, S. and Harvey, B.D. 2014. Do mature intolerant hardwoods respond to partial harvesting? The case of Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in boreal mixedwood. 9th IUFRO International Conference on Uneven-aged Silviculture: Future Concepts in Uneven-aged Silviculture for a Changing World, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zurich, Switzerland.
2. Brais, S., Harvey, B.D., Strukelj, M., Bose, A. K., Kebli, H., and Haeussler, S. 2013. Sylviculture et aménagement forestier écosystémique en forêt boréale mixte : le projet SAFE. Colloque Naturalité des Eaux et des Forêts, Centre de Congres le Manege, Chambery, France.
3. Bose, A. K., Harvey, B.D., and Brais, S. 2012. Evaluation of stand- and tree-level responses to partial cutting in boreal mixedwood forests using experimental and modeling approaches. Boreal Mixedwoods: Ecology and Management for Multiple Values. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.