Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Somidh Saha

Dr. rer. nat. Somidh Saha

  • Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
    Postfach 3640
    76021 Karlsruhe

Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte

  • Herausforderungen in nachhaltiger und multifunktionaler Waldbewirtschaftung
  • Trade-offs zwischen Anpassungsstrategien und Klimaschutzstrategien
  • Erhöhung der Resilienz der Wälder für den Klimawandel
  • Metaanalyse und quantitatives Review in der Forstwirtschaft und Ökologie
  • Synthese von Daten aus Bundeswaldinventur
  • Stressökologie (z. B. Dürre) von Bäumen in den Wäldern
  • Urbane Forstwirtschaft und urbane Ökologie

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Beruflicher Werdegang

2000 - 2003 B.Sc. in Zoologie (Honours), Presidency College, Universität Kalkutta, Kolkata, Indien
2003 - 2005 M.Sc. in Forstwissenschaft (Management und Wirtschaft), Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Indien
2005 - 2008 Förster, Centre-in-Charge, The Bamra Forest Centre, BILT Pulp and Paper (Unit - Sewa), Odisha, Indien
2008 - 2012 Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) in Forstwissenschaft, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (DAAD Stipendium)
2013 - 2016 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
seit 2017 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am ITAS

Ausgewählte Publikationen

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Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Comparison of Ecosystem Services from Mixed and Monospecific Forests in Southwest Germany: A Survey on Public Perception.
2018. Forests, 9 (10), Article: 627. doi:10.3390/f9100627

Chakraborty, A.; Saha, S.; Sachdeva, K.; Joshi, P. K.
Vulnerability of forests in the Himalayan region to climate change impacts and anthropogenic disturbances: a systematic review.
2018. Regional environmental change, 18 (6), 1783–1799. doi:10.1007/s10113-018-1309-7

Saha, S.; Kühne, C.; Bauhus, J. (2017)
Lessons learned from oak cluster planting trials in central Europe. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 47: 139 - 148.
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Sohn, JA.; Saha, S.; Bauhus, J. (2016)
Potential of forest thinning to mitigate drought stress: a meta-analysis. Forest Ecology and Management, 380, 261 - 273.
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Saha, S.; Kühne, C.; Bauhus, J. (2014)
Growth and stem quality of oaks (Quercus robur and Q. petraea) established in cluster plantings respond differently to intra- and interspecific neighborhood competition. Annals of Forest Science, 71, 381–393.
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Publikationen


2023
Buchaufsätze
Fricke, A.; Parodi, O.; Trenks, H.; Saha, S.
Transdisziplinär forschen
2023. Transformative Geographische Bildung – Schlüsselprobleme, Theoriezugänge, Forschungsweisen, Vermittlungspraktiken. Hrsg.: E. Nöthen, 261–267, Springer Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-66482-7_36
Zeitschriftenaufsätze
Ndecky, S.; Nguyen, T. H.; Eiche, E.; Cognat, V.; Pflieger, D.; Pawar, N.; Betting, F.; Saha, S.; Champion, A.; Riemann, M.; Heitz, T.
Jasmonate signaling controls negative and positive effectors of salt stress tolerance in rice
2023. Journal of Experimental Botany, 74 (10), 3220–3239. doi:10.1093/jxb/erad086
Schmerbeck, J.; Saha, S.; Srimathi, A.; Einhellinger, B.; Hangsing, M.
Tropical montane forest (Shola) tree species can regenerate under abandoned exotic tree plantations in the Western Ghats of India
2023. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpad050
Wilkes-Allemann, J.; Kopp, M.; van der Velde, R.; Bernasconi, A.; Karaca, E.; Cepic, S.; Tomicevic-Dubljevic, J.; Bauer, N.; Petit-Boix, A.; Brantschen, E. C.; Cueva, J.; Leipold, S.; Saha, S.; Živojinović, I.
Envisioning the future - creating sustainable, healthy and resilient BioCities
2023. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 84, Article no: 127935. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127935
Vorträge
Fröhlich, K.; Gaber, J.; Rühr, N.; Schmidtlein, S.; Saha, S.
Die Kombination von aktiven und passiven Restorationsmaßnahmen führt zu einer größeren und artenreicheren Bodenvegetation drei Jahre nach einem Waldbrand
2023. Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung (FOWITA 2023 2023), Dresden, Deutschland, 11.–13. September 2023 
Lyu, H.; Saha, S.
Species traits and growing conditions were related to crown dieback in community and city-owned peri-urban forests: a study from southwest Germany
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Petridis, Z.; Saha, S.; Schmidtlein, S.; Köhler, M.
Microhabitat Abundance, Richness and Diversity in Park and Street Trees of Karlsruhe
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Saha, S.
We and the trees in an Anthroposcape
2023. Trans-cultural/disciplinary Practices: Arts and Science in a Changing World (2023), Zürich, Schweiz, 15.–16. September 2023 
Saha, S.
Life-giving trees of a city – lessons learned from the GrüneLunge project in Karlsruhe
2023. Kongress der Zukünfte, RambaZamba Theater (2023), Berlin, Deutschland, 13.–15. Oktober 2023 
Saha, S.
Solitary trees in a warming and growing city: some outcomes from the GrüneLune project
2023. Kongress Grüne Städte Europa "Stadt.Baum.Dach" (2023), Köln, Deutschland, 11.–12. September 2023 
Saha, S.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Schobert, M.; Cueva, J.; Albrecht, A.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Matzarakis, A.; Köhler, M.; Collet, F.; Laux, M.; Lv, H.
Combining inter-and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests to climate change impacts in Southwest Germany
2023. 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests (2023), Washington, DC, USA, 16.–20. Oktober 2023 
Saha, S.; Schobert, M.; Schmidtlein, S.; Köhler, M.
Crown damage of single-standing city trees after the catastrophic drought of 2018 – field observational studies on 79,753 trees from the city of Karlsruhe, Germany
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Son, J.; Kramer, C.; Saha, S.
Participatory spatial mapping and valuation of cultural ecosystem services from urban green spaces in Germany and Republic of Korea
2023, Dezember 15. Annual Meeting 2023, British Ecological Society (BES 2023), Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich, 12.–15. Dezember 2023 
Poster
Andaladi Thekkethil, S. G.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Schmidtlein, S.; Joshi, P. K.; Saha, S.
Post-fire recovery assessment for fostering socio-ecological resilience in the Western Himalayan Region
2023. International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) (2023), Dehradun, Indien, 29.–30. März 2023 
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Addo-Danso, S. D.; Schmidtlein, S.; Fassnacht, F.; Grunwald, A.; Saha, S.
Quantifying ecosystem services from urban forests and their importance in increasing social-ecological resilience in Greater Kumasi, Ghana
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Rahman, I.; Saha, S.; Grunwald, A.
Exploring the potential of participatory spatial-system dynamics modeling in assessing the importance of cultural ecosystem services from the urban forest for resilience planning in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Saha, S.; Kramer, D.; Betting, F.; Schmidtlein, S.
Morphological, tree health, and ecophysiological variations among Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) trees planted along strips and pits near roads in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany
2023, Mai 25. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Saha, S.; Spoden, L.; Skiadaresis, G.
Tree-ring analysis and impulse tomography on old native (Quercus robur) and exotic (Quercus rubra) urban oaks revealed a growing sensitivity to drought and internal trunk damage
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakau, Polen, 23.–27. Mai 2023 
Son, J.; Kramer, C.; Saha, S.
Citizens’ perceptions of cultural ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Germany and the Republic of Korea
2023. KIT Science Week / Zukunft gemeinsam nachhaltig gestalten (2023), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 10.–15. Oktober 2023 
Son, J.; Saha, S.
Cultural ecosystem services and its linkage to the future development of urban forests
2023. Summer School: Blue-green biodiversity. Research and practice at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (2023), Davos, Schweiz, 27. August–1. September 2023. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.27795.25126
2022
Zeitschriftenaufsätze
Cueva, J.; Almeida, I. A.; Fröhlich, K.; Dermann, A. F.; Dermann, F.; Köhler, M.; Grossmann, J.; Meier, W.; Bauhus, J.; Schröder, D.; Sardemann, G.; Thomas, C.; Carnicero, A. R.; Saha, S.
Synergies and tradeoffs in ecosystem services from urban and peri-urban forests and their implication to sustainable city design and planning
2022. Sustainable cities and society, 82, 103903. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.103903
Proceedingsbeiträge
Saha, S.; Matzarakis, A.; Albrecht, A.; Fricke, A.; Collet, F.; Almeida, I.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Cueva-Giron, J. M.; Köhler, M.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Schobert, M.; Fröhlich, K.; Trenks, H.; Parodi, O.; Böddeker, H.; Kienzler, U.; Reuter, M.
Inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) to climate change impacts - lessons learned from the first phase of the “GreenLung” (“GrüneLunge”) project, Germany
2022. UFFU 2022 : International Conference Leuven : Urban Forests, Forest Urbanisms, and Global Warming: Developing Greener, Cooler and more Resilient Cities : Book of Abstracts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) 
Forschungsberichte/Preprints
Wilkes-Allemann, J.; Velde, R. van der; Kopp, M.; Bernasconi, A.; Karaca, E.; Coleman Brantschen, E.; Cepic, S.; Tomicevic-Dubljevic, J.; Bauer, N.; Petit-Boix, A.; Cueva, J.; Živojinović, I.; Leipold, S.; Saha, S.
Research Agenda : Biocities of the future
2022. European Forest Institute (EFI). doi:10.36333/rs4
Vorträge
Fröhlich, K.; Gaber, J.; Rühr, N.; Saha, S.
Can a mix of active and passive restoration measures improve post-fire stand regeneration?
2022. COFE-FORMEC-IUFRO Conference (2022 2022), Corvallis, OR, USA, 4.–7. Oktober 2022 
Saha, S.
Forests and Their Futures
2022. Zukunft des Lebens (2022), Köln, Deutschland, 22.–23. Juni 2022 
Saha, S.
Combining inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests–lessons learned from the Green-Lung (GrüneLunge) in Karlsruhe, Germany
2022. Marsh Hall, Hixon Centre of Urban Ecology, Forest School, Yale School of Environment, Yale University (2022), New Haven, CT, USA, 5. Dezember 2022 
Son, J.; Saha, S.
Co-developing nature-based solutions (NbS) for maximizing ecosystem services of urban forests
2022. Urban Transitions (2022), Sitges, Spanien, 8.–10. November 2022 
Poster
Son, J.; Saha, S.
Digitalization of Urban Trees in Karlsruhe, Germany
2022. 5th European Technology Assessment Conference (ETAC5 2022), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 25.–27. Juli 2022 
Son, J.; Saha, S.
Assessing stakeholders’ perspectives on cultural ecosystem services provided by urban trees
2022. SFE²-GfÖ-EEF joint meeting, International Conference on Ecological Sciences "Ecology and Evolution: New perspectives and societal challenges" (2022), Metz, Frankreich, 21.–25. November 2022 
2021
Bücher
Fricke, A.; Noel, A.; Trenks, H.; Eberhagen, I.; Frank, R.; Senk, M.; Wolff, U.; Mayus, M.; Reuter, M.; Saha, S.
Naturnahes Gärtnern: Mein Beitrag zum Erhalt der Artenvielfalt und zur Verbesserung des Stadtklimas : Info-Broschüre aus dem Projekt GrüneLunge
2021. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) 
Fricke, A.; Trenks, H.; Frank, R.; Eberhagen, I.; Senk, M.; Reuter, M.; Saha, S.; Wolff, U.
Naturnahe Gärten - Mein Beitrag zum Erhalt der Artenvielfalt
2021. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) 
Zeitschriftenaufsätze
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Fricke, A.; Sebesvari, Z.; Yakouchenkova, I. A.; Fröhlich, K.; Saha, S.
High public appreciation for the cultural ecosystem services of urban and peri‑urban forests during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, Art.-Nr.: 103240. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103240
Vorträge
Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Saha, S.; Fröhlich, K.; Cueva, J.
Wie kann man Ökosystemleistungen von Bäumen messen?
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021 
Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Mischwälder und ihre Bedeutung für eine nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021 
Fricke, A.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Saha, S.; Almeida, I.
Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Bäumen in Karlsruhe
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021 
2020
Zeitschriftenaufsätze
2019
Vorträge
Almeida, I.; Saha, S.; Rösch, C.
Public preference for mixed forests - The results of a transdisciplinary research project on ecosystem services in Germany
2019. IUFRO World Congress (2019), Curitiba, Brasilien, 29. September–5. Oktober 2019 
Almeida, I.; Sardemann, G.; Fricke, A.; Meyer-Soylu, S.; Trenks, H.; Waitz, C.; Parodi, O.; Seebacher, A.; Kopfmüller, J.; Rösch, C.; Stelzer, V.; Saha, S.; u.a.
Managing urban trees and forests under the threats of climate change, urbanization, and pollution
2019. IUFRO World Congress (2019), Curitiba, Brasilien, 29. September–5. Oktober 2019 
Saha, S.; Scherz, C.
Technology assessment in forestry sector under climate change
2019. 4. Internationale TA-Konferenz (2019), Bratislava, Slowakei, 4.–6. November 2019 
2018
Vorträge
Chakraborty, T.; Saha, S.; Matzarakis, A.; Reif, A.
Biomass, annual growth, C and O isotope signatures in tree rings revealed high ecological plasticity in European beech (fagus silvatica l.) trees under multiple drought events
2018. 11th 11th International Beech Symposium, Viterbo, I, September 18-21, 2018 (2018), Viterbo, Italien, 18.–21. September 2018 
Fonseca, T.; Dey, D. C.; Saha, S.; Löf, M.
Cork oak: Sustainable forests and eco-friendly products
2018. Eco Forum Global Annual Conference (2018), Guiyang, China, 6. Juli 2018 
Saha, S.; Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.
High public support for mixed forests over monospecific forests in Germany
2018. 4th International Congress of Planted Forests (2018), Peking, China, 23.–27. Oktober 2018 
Saha, S.; Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.
Comparison of ecosystem services from mixed against monospecific forests in the southwest Germany: a survey on public perception
2018. 11th 11th International Beech Symposium, Viterbo, I, September 18-21, 2018 (2018), Viterbo, Italien, 18.–21. September 2018 
Saha, S.; Datta, P.; Rösch, C.
Higher diversity and productivity in silver fir. Beech mixed forests over monospecific forests in Germany
2018. 4th International Congress of Planted Forests (2018), Peking, China, 23.–27. Oktober 2018 
Singh, P. P.; Dermann, A.; Dermann, F.; Adhikari, D.; Chakraborty, T.; Gurung, P. B.; Barik, S. K.; Bauhus, J.; Saha, S.
Assessing restoration potential of fragmented and degraded fagaceae forests in Meghalaya, North-East India
2018. 4th International Congress of Planted Forests (2018), Peking, China, 23.–27. Oktober 2018 
Poster
Saha, S.; Datta, P.; Rösch, C.
Silver fir - European beech mixed forests have higher productivity than pure forests of beech in South Germany
2018. 11th 11th International Beech Symposium, Viterbo, I, September 18-21, 2018 (2018), Viterbo, Italien, 18.–21. September 2018 
2017
Vorträge
Cheng, Z.; Saha, S.
Ecology and silviculture of four important oak tree species in East and South Asia: a review
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017 
Saha, S.; Gessler, A. F.; Dermann, F.; Singh, P. P.; Adhikari, D.; Chakrabory, T.; Bauhus, J.; Barik, S. K.
Anthropogenic disturbances differently impacted natural regeneration and coppicing ability in nine Fagaceae tree species in moist oak-laurel hill forests of Khasi Hills, Northeast India
2017. 3rd Conference ’Restoring Forests - Regeneration and Ecosystem Function for the Future’, Lund, S, September 12-14, 2017 
Saha, S.; Rösch, C.
High public support for beech-fir mixed forests
2017. BuTaKLi Project Meeting, Freiburg, November 9, 2017 
Saha, S.; Rösch, C.
Does mixing species increase forest ecosystem services under changing climate? A study in beech-fir forests
2017. 1st Biannual Meeting of the BuTaKLi project, Freiburg, May 3, 2017 
Saha, S.; Rösch, C.; Sardemann, G.; Kopfmüller, J.; Parodi, O.; Meyer-Soylu, S.; Waitz, C.; Stähler, B.; Kienzler, U.; Reuter, M.; Albrecht, A.; Matzarakis, A.
Inter- und transdisziplinäre Entwicklung von Strategien zur Erhöhung der Resilienz von Bäumen in wachsenden Städten und urbanen Regionen
2017. Vernetzungskonferenz Zukunftsstadt, Frankfurt, 13.-14.Dezember 2017