
Dr. rer. nat. Somidh Saha
- Forschungsgruppenleiter
- Forschungsgruppe „Sylvanus – Erhöhung der Resilienz und Vermeidung von Zielkonflikten bei Waldumwandlungen“
- Raum: 518
- Tel.: +49 721 608-24644
- somidh saha ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- www.somidh.com/
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte
Thematischer Schwerpunkt
- Sozial-ökologische Resilienz
- Waldumwandlung
- Wiederherstellung, Waldbau und Waldökologie
- Urbane Waldwirtschaft und Ökologie
- Biomasse und Bioenergie
Methodischer Schwerpunkt
- Quantifizierung von Ökosystemleistungen und Zielkonfliktanalysen
- Meta-Analyse
- Partizipative und konstruktive Technologiefolgenabschätzung in der Waldwirtschaft
- Waldinventur
- Umfrage mit Fragebogen und Analyse der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung
Aktuelle Positionen
- Leiter der Forschungsgruppe „Sylvanus – Erhöhung der Resilienz und Vermeidung von Zielkonflikten bei Waldumwandlungen“
- Leiter einer KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe
- KIT-Associate-Fellow am KIT-Fakultät für Bauingenieur-, Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften (Berechtigung zur Betreuung und Prüfung von Doktoranden, Master- und Bachelor-Kandidaten*innen)
- Koordinator der IUFRO-Einheit „Temperate and Boreal Silviculture“
- Stellvertretender Koordinator der IUFRO-Einheit „Ökologie und Waldbau der Eiche“
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
Cueva, J.; Almeida I.Y.; Fröhlich, K., Dermann, A. F.; Dermann, F., Köhler, M.; Grossmann, J.; Meier, W.; Bauhus, J.;Schröder, D., Sardemann, G.; Thomas, C.; Romero Carnicero, A.; Saha, S.
Synergies and tradeoffs in ecosystem services from urban and peri-urban forests and their implication to sustainable city design and planning. Sustainable Cities and Society, 82, 103903
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670722002256
Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Converting monospecific into mixed forests - Stakeholders' views on ecosystem services in the Black Forest Region. Ecology and Society 26(4):28
https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss4/art28/
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Fricke, A.; Sebesvari, Z.; Almeida, I.; Fröhlich, K.; Saha, S. (2021)
High public appreciation for cultural ecosystem services of urban and peri-urban forests during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, 103240
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210670721005175
Chakraborty, T., Saha, S., Matzarakis, A., Reif, A. (2017)
Influence of multiple biotic and abiotic factors on the crown die-back of European beech trees at their drought limit. Flora, 229: 58 - 70
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S036725301733133X
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
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112716304029
Publikationen
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
Characteristics of urban park recreation and health during early COVID-19 by on-site survey in Beijing
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 31. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00110-3
Spatial neighborhood analysis linking urban morphology and green infrastructure to atmospheric conditions in Karlsruhe, Germany
2023. Urban Climate, 51, Art.-Nr.: 101624. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101624
Jasmonate signaling controls negative and positive effectors of salt stress tolerance in rice
2023. Journal of Experimental Botany. doi:10.1093/jxb/erad086
Public perceptions and willingness to pay for cultural ecosystem services from urban forests
2023. Science Talks, Art.-Nr.: 100253. doi:10.1016/j.sctalk.2023.100253
Envisioning the future - creating sustainable, healthy and resilient BioCities
2023. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Article no: 127935. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127935
Carbon and oxygen dual-isotopes indicate alternative physiological mechanisms opted by European beech trees to survive drought stress
2022. Scandinavian journal of forest research, 37 (5-8), 295–313. doi:10.1080/02827581.2022.2155236
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
Drought tolerance differs between urban tree species but is not affected by the intensity of traffic pollution
2022. Trees, 37 (1), 111–131. doi:10.1007/s00468-022-02294-0
Native pedunculate oaks support more biodiversity than non-native oaks, but non-native oaks are healthier than native oaks: a study on street and park trees of a city
2022. The science of the total environment, 853, 158603. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158603
Potential of NTFP-based bioeconomy in livelihood security and income inequality mitigation in Kashmir Himalayas
2022. Sustainability, 14 (4), Article no: 2281. doi:10.3390/su14042281
Literature Review Reveals a Global Access Inequity to Urban Green Spaces
2022. Sustainability, 14 (3), 1062. doi:10.3390/su14031062
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)
Research Agenda : Biocities of the future
2022. European Forest Institute (EFI). doi:10.36333/rs4
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
Native pedunculate oaks support more biodiversity than non-native oaks, but non-native oaks are healthier than native oaks: A study on street and park trees of a city
2022. International Research Conference Singapore (2022), Online, 26.–27. Oktober 2022
Native Pedunculate Oaks Support More Biodiversity than Non-native Oaks, but Non-native Oaks are Healthier than Native Oaks: A Study on Street and Park Trees of a City
2022. Urban Transitions (2022), Sitges, Spanien, 8.–10. November 2022
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
Co-developing nature-based solutions (NbS) for maximizing ecosystem services of urban forests
2022. Urban Transitions (2022), Sitges, Spanien, 8.–10. November 2022
Comparable diameter and light availability resulted to bigger leaf area and denser foliage in the park than street trees: A study on Norway maple
2022. Urban Transitions (2022), Sitges, Spanien, 8.–10. November 2022
Digitalization of Urban Trees in Karlsruhe, Germany
2022. 5th European Technology Assessment Conference (ETAC5 2022), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 25.–27. Juli 2022
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
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)
Naturnahe Gärten - Mein Beitrag zum Erhalt der Artenvielfalt
2021. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Converting monospecific into mixed forests: stakeholders’ views on ecosystem services in the Black Forest Region
2021. Ecology and society, 26 (4), Article no: 28. doi:10.5751/ES-12723-260428
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
How does radial growth of water-stressed populations of european beech (Fagus sylvatica l.) trees vary under multiple drought events?
2021. Forests, 12 (2), 1–32. doi:10.3390/f12020129
Policy and Governance Implications for Transition to NTFP-Based Bioeconomy in Kashmir Himalayas
2021. Sustainability, 13 (21), Art.-Nr.: 11811. doi:10.3390/su132111811
The current state of resilience research in urban forestry: a qualitative literature review
2021. International Journal of Plant and Environment, 7 (1), 1–16. doi:10.18811/ijpen.v7i01.4
Wie kann man Ökosystemleistungen von Bäumen messen?
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021
Mischwälder und ihre Bedeutung für eine nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021
Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Bäumen in Karlsruhe
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, 15. Juni 2021
Naturnah gärtnern – für Mensch, Tier und Klima. Einblicke in die Kampagne zur Förderung naturnaher Gärten in Rheinstetten
2020. Transforming cities, (3), 84–86
Photosynthetic performance, height growth, and dominance of naturally regenerated sessile oak (Quercus petraea [Mattuschka] Liebl.) seedlings in small-scale canopy openings of varying sizes
2020. European journal of forest research, 139, 41–52. doi:10.1007/s10342-019-01238-7
Assessing Restoration Potential of Fragmented and Degraded Fagaceae Forests in Meghalaya, North-East India
2020. Forests, 11 (9), Art.-Nr.: 1008. doi:10.3390/F11091008
Assessing forest structure and composition along the altitudinal gradient in the state of Sikkim, Eastern Himalayas, India
2019. Forests, 10 (8), Art.-Nr.: 633. doi:10.3390/f10080633
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
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
Technology assessment in forestry sector under climate change
2019. 4. Internationale TA-Konferenz (2019), Bratislava, Slowakei, 4.–6. November 2019
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
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
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
Cork oak: Sustainable forests and eco-friendly products
2018. Eco Forum Global Annual Conference (2018), Guiyang, China, 6. Juli 2018
Lessons learned from oak cluster planting trials in Central Europe and scope for cluster planting in restoration of degraded forests and conversion on monospecific forests
2018. 4th International Congress of Planted Forests (2018), Peking, China, 23.–27. Oktober 2018
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
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
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
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
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
First Report on the Ethnopharmacological Uses of Medicinal Plants by Monpa Tribe from the Zemithang Region of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas, India
2017. Plants, 6 (1), 13. doi:10.3390/plants6010013
Influence of multiple biotic and abiotic factors on the crown die-back of European beech trees at their drought limit
2017. Flora, 229, 58–70. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2017.02.012
Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate
2017. Forest ecology and management, 396, 160–175. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.04.011
Group planting of cherry (Prunus avium L.) fosters growth and tree quality is superior to conventional row planting in Germany
2017. Journal of forestry research, 29 (4), 1099–1110. doi:10.1007/s11676-017-0506-4
Role of multiple stressors on crown dieback and growth sensitivity of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees under recurrent droughts
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017
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
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
High public support for beech-fir mixed forests
2017. BuTaKLi Project Meeting, Freiburg, November 9, 2017
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
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
Young European beech plants had differently tuned root and shoot growth between dry and less-dry forest plots in summer drought of 2003 and 2011: a study on limestrone outcrop in Northern Switzerland
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017
Stand structure, vegetation, and regeneration of the semi-natural deciduous mixed oak forests in the Western Qinling Mountains, China
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017
Group planting fosters better growth and superior tree quality compared to conventional row planting: The first study on wild cherry trees (Prunus avium L.) from Germany
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017
Trade-offs between climate change adaptation and mitigation objectives in Germany
2017. IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, Freiburg, September 18-22, 2017
Cluster planting as a lower cost alternative. Lessons learned from the central European oak cluster planting trials
2017. Synthesizing and Sharing Globally Available Forest - Related Scientific Knowledge, San Juan, PR, June 6-9, 2017