Somidh Saha

Dr. rer. nat. Somidh Saha

  • 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

Im Netz

Wissenschafts­netzwerke:
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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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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


2022
Zeitschriftenaufsätze
Chakraborty, T.; Reif, A.; Matzarakis, A.; Helle, G.; Faßnacht, F.; Saha, S.
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 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
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 
Hirsch, M.; Böddeker, H.; Albrecht, A.; Saha, S.
Drought tolerance differs between urban tree species but is not affected by the intensity of traffic pollution
2022. Trees. doi:10.1007/s00468-022-02294-0 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
Laux, M.; Lv, H.; Entling, M. H.; Schirmel, J.; Narang, A.; Köhler, M.; Saha, S.
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 
Peerzada, I. A.; Islam, M. A.; Chamberlain, J.; Dhyani, S.; Reddy, M.; Saha, S.
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 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
Yan, S.; Saha, S.; Tost, H.; Kong, X.; Xu, C.
Literature Review Reveals a Global Access Inequity to Urban Green Spaces
2022. Sustainability, 14 (3), 1062. doi:10.3390/su14031062 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
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 
Laux, M.; Lv, H.; Saha, S.
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 
Laux, M.; Lv, H.; Saha, S.
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 
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
Lv, H.; Dermann, A.; Dermann, F.; Saha, S.
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 
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
Almeida, I.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
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 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
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 
Chakraborty, T.; Reif, A.; Matzarakis, A.; Saha, S.
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 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
Peerzada, I. A.; Chamberlain, J.; Reddy, M.; Dhyani, S.; Saha, S.
Policy and Governance Implications for Transition to NTFP-Based Bioeconomy in Kashmir Himalayas
2021. Sustainability, 13 (21), Art.-Nr.: 11811. doi:10.3390/su132111811 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
Rogozinski, S.; Saha, S.
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 
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
Fricke, A.; Trenks, H.; Saha, S.
Naturnah gärtnern – für Mensch, Tier und Klima. Einblicke in die Kampagne zur Förderung naturnaher Gärten in Rheinstetten
2020. Transforming cities, (3), 84–86 
Modrow, T.; Kuehne, C.; Saha, S.; Bauhus, J.; Pyttel, P.
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 
Singh, P. P.; Chakraborty, T.; Dermann, A.; Dermann, F.; Adhikari, D.; Gurung, P. B.; Barik, S. K.; Bauhus, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Dey, D. C.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
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 VolltextVolltext der Publikation als PDF-Dokument 
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.
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 
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
Chakraborty, T.; Saha, S.; Reif, A.
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 
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