Dr. Steffen Seitz

Address:
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Soil Science and Geomorphology
Rümelinstraße 19 23
D-72070 Tübingen

Office: Room W312, Westbau

Contact:
+49(0)7071-29-77523
steffen.seitzspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Consulting hours:
By arrangement

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Research Group "Soil Erosion and Ecosystem Research"

Research Topics

  • Biogeomorphology:    Effects of higher vegetation, biological soil crusts and soil fauna on the earth's surface
  • Soil Erosion and Ecohydrology:    Bioprotective effects of plant traits on soil degradation in forestry and agriculture
  • Ecosystem Functioning:    Reciprocal effects between biodiversity and sediment translocation
  • Methodology:    Field erosion measurements using laser scanners, disdrometers and tracing techniques

Current Projects

  • FNR Waldklimafonds:   “Increasing water retention, soil stability and CO2 sequestration in forest soils by mosses” (Waldklimafonds)
  • DFG research group FOR5281:   "Multi-trophic interactions in a forest biodiversity experiment in China" (MultiTroph)
  • Agroscope Farming System and Tillage experiment:   "Soil erosion under different land use treatments" (FAST)

Completed Projects

  • DFG grant:   “Mechanisms of soil erosion under forest – the role of biological soil crusts” (MesiCrust)
  • DFG priority research program 1803 (EarthShape):   "Earth surface shaping by biota" (EarthShape)
  • DFG research group FOR891 (BEF China):   "Soil erosion as a function of species richness and composition in Chinese forests" (BEF China)
  • DFG cooperation group:   "Integrated water resource managment - from modelling to adaption"

Work Experience & Education

2024
Habilitation

Teaching qualification in Physical Geography and Soil Science (Venia Legendi)

04.2024 - 09.2024
Interim Professor - Chair of Soil Science and Geomorphology

Institute of Geography, Universität Tübingen

04.2022 – 06.2022
Visiting Researcher and JSPS Fellow

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan

10.2020 - 03.2021
Interim Professor - Chair of Soil Science and Geomorphology

Institute of Geography, Universität Tübingen

04.2018 - 05.2018
Visiting Researcher

School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flaggstaff, USA

since 2016
Senior Researcher

Institute of Geography, Universität Tübingen

2011 - 2016
Researcher

Institute of Geography, Universität Tübingen / Visiting Researcher, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2011 - 2015
PhD Thesis at Universität Tübingen

"Mechanisms of Soil Erosion in Subtropical Chinese Forests - Effects of Species Diversity, Species Identity, Functional Traits and Soil Fauna on Sediment Discharge" (PhD thesis)

2011
Researcher

Institute for Geosciences, Universität Mainz

2003 - 2010
Studies of Physical Geography, Geology & Botany

Universität Mainz (Germany) and Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France), Diplom (equiv. M.Sc.)

2002 - 2003
Military Service

Field Work Record

Chile, China, Japan, USA (vegetation and biocrust sampling)
Chile, China & Philippines (soil and erosion surveys, mapping and sampling)
France, Italy & Spain (geophysical surveys, sampling and geomorphological mapping)
Austria, Germany & Switzerland (soil and erosion surveys, geophysical surveys, percolation measurements)

Memberships

  • DBG:   Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (Link) [German Soil Science Society]
  • EGU:   European Geosciences Union - Biogeosciences and Soil System Sciences (Link)
  • ESSC:   European Society for Soil Conservation (Link)
  • DGGM:   Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geomorphologie (Link) [German Society for Geomorphology]

 

Teaching (since 2011)

M.Sc.

Seminar "Soil-Landscape Modelling" (GEO 96)

Research colloquium "Soil Science and Geomorphology" (GEO 95)

Lecture and seminar "Soils and Geomorphology" (GEO 77)

Short course "Introduction to R" (GEO 76)

B.Sc.

Student projects (GEO 51): "Aggregate stability", "Rainfall simulation", "Ecosystem Functioning", "Soil Erosion"

Course "Methods in Geography" (GEO 24 - Field Methods, Soil Profile Description)

Lecture "Soil Science" (GEO 21)

Excursion "Ammertal/Schwäbische Alb" (GEO 21)

Lecture "Introduction to Soil Science" (GEO 11)

Lecture "Introduction to Geoecology - the Pedosphere"

Lecture “Geomorphology and Soil Geography” (University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg)

Lecture "Introduction to Geosciences" (Konstanz University of Applied Sciences)

Studium

Generale

Studium Oecologicum - Why soils matter

Publications:

Peer reviewed 2024

Gall, C., Nebel, M., Scholten, T. and Seitz, S. (2024). The effect of mosses on the relocation of SOC and total N due to soil erosion and percolation in a disturbed temperate forest. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 7, 1379513. p. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2024.1379513

Zhang, W., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Zhang, Q., Chu, G., Wang, L., Xiong, X. and Liu, J. (2024). Rainfall redistribution in subtropical Chinese forests changes over 22 years. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 28(16), 3837–3854. doi: 10.5194/hess-28-3837-2024

Witzgall, K., Steiner, F. A., Hesse, B. D., Riveras-Muñoz, N., Rodríguez, V., Teixeira, P. P. C., Li, M., Oses, R., Seguel, O., Seitz, S., Wagner, D., Scholten, T., Buegger, F., Angst, G., Mueller, C. W. (2024). Living and decaying roots as regulators of soil aggregation and organic matter formation - From the rhizosphere to the detritusphere. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109503. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109503

Gall, C., Nebel, M., Scholten, T., Thielen, S. M., & Seitz, S. (2024). Water’s path from moss to soil Vol. 2: How soil-moss combinations affect soil water fluxes and soil loss in a temperate forest. Biologia. doi: 10.1007/s11756-024-01666-w

Peer reviewed 2023

Katayama, A., Nanko, K., Jeong, S., Kume, T., Shinohara, Y., Seitz, S. (2023): Short communication: Concentrated impacts by tree canopy drips – hotspots of soil erosion in forests. Earth Surf. Dynam. (11)6: 1275-1282. doi: 10.5194/esurf-11-1275-2023.

Müller, M., Martac, E., Schäffer, J., Seitz, S., Cable, S. (2023): Minimal-invasive Methoden im Bodenschutz. Ein innovativer Ansatz zur Erfassung und Bewertung von Bodenstrukturveränderungen? Bodenschutz 2023 (4).

Lang, V., Schneider, V., Puhlmann, H., Schengel, A., Seitz, S., Schack-Kirchner, H., Schäffer, J., Maier, M. (2023): Spotting ethylene in forest soils - What influences the occurrence of the phytohormone? Biology and Fertility of Soils 59: 953-972. doi: 10.1007/s00374-023-01763-z

Webber, C. L., Bremer, U. F., Taghizadeh, R., Weber, B., Rosa, A., Scholten, T., Seitz, S. (2023): Biological soil crusts as a major ecosystem component in sandization areas of the Brazilian Pampa. Geoderma Regional 34: e00682. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00682

Schwarzkopf, K., Seitz, S., Fritz, M., Scholten, T., Kühn, P. (2023): Ice wedge polygon stability on steep slopes in West Greenland related to temperature and moisture dynamics of the active layer. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 34(2): 194-207. doi: 10.1002/ppp.2181

Broeg, T., Blaschek, M., Seitz, S., Taghizadeh, R., Zepp, S., Scholten, T. (2023): Transferability of Covariates to Predict Soil Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils. Remote Sensing 15(4): 876. doi: 10.3390/rs15040876

Peer reviewed 2022

Beugnon, R., Bu, W., Bruelheide, H., Davrinche, A., Du, J., Haider, S., Kunz, M., Oheimb, G. von, Perles‐Garcia, M. D., Saadani, M., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Singavarapu, B., Trogisch, S., Wang, Y., Wubet, T., Xue, K., Yang, B., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N. (2022): Abiotic and biotic drivers of tree trait effects on soil microbial biomass and soil carbon concentration. Ecological Monographs 93(2). doi: 10.1002/ecm.1563

Gall, C., Ohan, J., Glaser, K., Karsten, U., Schloter, M., Scholten, T., Schulz, S., Seitz, S., Kurth, J. K. (2022): Biocrusts: Overlooked hotspots of managed soils in mesic environments. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 185(6): 745–751. doi: 10.1002/jpln.202200252

Porada, P., Bader, M. Y., Berdugo, M. B., Colesie, C., Ellis, C. J., Giordani, P., Herzschuh, U., Ma, Y., Launiainen, S., Nascimbene, J., Petersen, I., Raggio Quílez, J., Rodríguez‐Caballero, E., Rousk, K., Sancho, L. G., Scheidegger, C., Seitz, S., van Stan, J. T., Veste, M., Weber, B., Weston, D. J. (2022): A research agenda for non‐vascular photoautotrophs under climate change. New Phytologist 237(5): 1495–1504. doi: 10.1111/nph.18631

Riveras-Muñoz, N., Seitz, S., Witzgall, K., Rodríguez, V., Kühn, P., Mueller, C. W., Oses, R., Seguel, O., Wagner, D., Scholten, T. (2022): Biocrust-linked changes in soil aggregate stability along a climatic gradient in the Chilean Coastal Range. SOIL 8(2): 717–731. doi: 10.5194/soil-8-717-2022

Desie, E., Zuo, J., Verheyen, K., Djukic, I., van Meerbeek, K., Auge, H., Barsoum, N., Baum, C., Bruelheide, H., Eisenhauer, N., Feldhaar, H., Ferlian, O., Gravel, D., Jactel, H., Schmidt, I. K., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Meredieu, C., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Morillas, L., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Reich, P. B., Roales, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seitz, S., Schmidt, A., Stefanski, A., Trogisch, S., Van-Halder, I., Weih, M., Williams, L. J., Yang, B., Muys, B. (2022): Disentangling drivers of litter decomposition in a multi-continent network of tree diversity experiments. Science of the total environment 159717. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159717

Riveras-Muñoz, N., Silva, C., Salazar, O., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Seguel, O. (2022): Variability of Hydraulic Properties and Hydrophobicity in a Coarse-Textured Inceptisol Cultivated with Maize in Central Chile. Soil Systems 6 (4). doi: 10.3390/soilsystems6040083

Gall, C., Nebel, M., Quandt, D., Scholten, T., Seitz, S. (2022): Pioneer biocrust communities prevent soil erosion in temperate forests after disturbances. Biogeosciences 19 (13): 3225–3245. doi: 10.5194/bg-19-3225-2022

Schönleber, L., Lucía, A., Seitz, S. & Eberle, J. (2022): Sedimentologische Untersuchungen extremer Abflussereignisse am Beispiel des Grimmbachs in Südwestdeutschland. Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins 104: 291–312.

Seitz, S. (2022): Wald und Boden. In K. Berr & C. Jenal (Hrsg.), Wald in der Vielfalt möglicher Perspektiven (RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft, S. 181–199). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-33705-6_9

Peer reviewed 2021

Wittwer, R. A., Bender, S. F., Hartman, K., Hydbom, S., Lima, R. A. A., Loaiza, V., Nemecek, T., Oehl, F., Olsson, P. A., Petchey, O., Prechsl, U. E., Schlaeppi, K., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Six, J., van der Heijden, M. G. A. (2021). Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality. Science advances 7 (34). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg6995

Thielen, S. M., Gall, C., Ebner, M., Nebel, M., Scholten, T., Seitz, S. (2021): Water’s path from moss to soil: A multi-methodological study on water absorption and evaporation of soil-moss combinations. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 69 (4): 421-435. doi: 10.2478/johh-2021-0021

Kwon,T., Shibata, H., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I., Larsen, K., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Lamarque, J.-F., Hagedorn, F., Eisenhauer, N., Djukic, I. and TeaComposition Network  with Scholten, T. and Seitz, S. (2021): Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4: 678480. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480

Djukic, I., Guerra, C.A., Maestre, F.T., Hagedorn, F., Oggioni, A. ., Bergami, C., Magagna, B., Kwon, T., Shibata, H., Eisenhauer, N., Patoine, G., Bierbaumer, M., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Kappel Schmidt, I., Steenberg Larsen, K., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Trevathan-Tackett, S. M., Macreadie, P.I. & the Tea-Bag-Initiative. (2021): The TeaComposition Initiative: Unleashing the power of international collaboration to understand litter decomposition. SOIL ORGANISMS 93(1): 73–78. doi: 10.25674/so93iss1pp73

Li, X.-C., Qian, X., Gao, C., Seitz, S., Scholten, T., Wang, Y.-L., Yao, H., Gan, H.-Y., Guo, L.-D. (2021): Plant identity strongly structures the root-associated fungal community in a diverse subtropical forest. Basic and Applied Ecology 55: 98-109. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2021.01.002

Peer reviewed 2020

Almeida, W. S. de, Seitz, S., Coutinho de Oliveira, L. F., Carvalho, D. F. de (2020): Duration and intensity of rainfall events with the same erosivity change sediment yield and runoff rates. International Soil and Water Conservation Research 9(1): 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2020.10.004​​​​​​​

Seitz, S., Teuber, S., Geißler, C., Goebes, P., Scholten, T. (2020): How Do Newly-Amended Biochar Particles Affect Erodibility and Soil Water Movement?—A Small-Scale Experimental Approach. Soil Systems 4: 60. doi: 10.3390/soilsystems4040060

Seguel, O., Díaz, D., Acevedo, E., Silva, P., Homer, I., Seitz, S. (2020): Hydraulic Conductivity in a Soil Cultivated with Wheat-Rapeseed Rotation under two Tillage Systems. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 20: 2304-2315. doi: 10.1007/s42729-020-00296-w

Senn, J. A., Fassnacht, F. E., Eichel, J., Seitz, S., Schmidtlein, S. (2020): A new concept for estimating the influence of vegetation on throughfall kinetic energy using aerial laser scanning. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 45(7): 1487-1498. doi: 10.1002/esp.4820

Zhu, X., Liu, W., Chen, J., Bruijnzeel, LA., Mao, Z., Yang, X., Cardinael, R., Meng, FR., Sidle, RC., Seitz, S., Nair, VD., Nanko, K., Zou, X., Chen, C., Jiang, XJ. (2020): Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes. Plant and Soil 453: 45-86. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-04377-3

Skarbek, C. J., Noack, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G. von, Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Staab, M. (2020): A tale of scale: plot but not neighbourhood tree diversity increases leaf litter ant diversity. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 299-308. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13115

Peer reviewed 2019

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. (2019): Soil Erosion and Land Degradation. Soil Systems 3: 68. doi: 10.3390/soilsystems3040068

Rentschler, T., Gries, P., Behrens, T., Bruelheide, H., Kühn, P., Seitz, S., Shi, X., Trogisch, S., Scholten, T., Schmidt, K. (2019): Comparison of catchment scale 3D and 2.5D modelling of soil organic carbon stocks in Jiangxi Province, PR China. PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220881

Goebes, P., Schmidt, K., Seitz, S., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., Scholten, T., Kühn, P. (2019): The strength of soil-plant interactions under forest is related to a Critical Soil Depth. Scientific Reports 9: 8635. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45156-5

Song, Z., Seitz, S., Li, J., Goebes, P., Schmidt, K., Kühn, P., Shi, X., Scholten, T. (2019): Tree diversity reduced soil erosion by affecting tree canopy and biologicalsoil crust development in a subtropical forest experiment. Forest Ecology and Management 444: 69-77. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.04.015

Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Loaiza Puerta, V., Pujol Pereira, E. I., Wittwer, R., Six, J., Heijden, M. G. A. van der, Scholten, T. (2019): Conservation tillage and organic farming reduce soil erosion. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 39: 4. doi:10.1007/s13593-018-0545-z

Peer reviewed 2018

Song, Z., Seitz, S., Zhu, P., Goebes, P., Shi, X., Xu, S., Wang, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T. (2018): Spatial distribution of LAI and its relationship with throughfall kinetic energy of common tree species in a Chinese subtropical forest plantation. Forest Ecology and Management 425: 189-195. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.046

Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Kappel Schmidt, I., Steenberg Larsen, K., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., TeaComposition Team with Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al. (2018): Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment 628-629: 1369-1394. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012

Peer reviewed 2014 to 2017

2017

Seitz, S., Nebel, M., Goebes, P., Käppeler, K., Schmidt, K., Shi, X., Song, Z., Webber, C.L., Weber, B., Scholten, T. (2017): Bryophyte-dominated biological soil crusts mitigate soil erosion in an early successional Chinese subtropical forest. Biogeosciences 14(24), 5775-5788. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-5775-2017

Trogisch, S., Schuldt, A., Bauhus, J., Blum, J.A., Both, S., Buscot, F., Castro Izaguirre, N., Chesters, D., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Germany, M.S., Goebes, P., Gutknecht, J., Hahn, C.Z., Haider, S., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Huang, Y., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Kunz, M., Leppert, K.N., Li, Y., Liu, X., Niklaus, P.A., Pei, Z., Pietsch, K.A., Prinz, R., Proß, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Song, Z., Staab M., von Oheimb, G., Weißbecker, C., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, B., Yang, X., Zhu, C.-D., Schmid, B., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H. (2017): Toward a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality. Ecology and Evolution 7(24), 10652–10674. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3488

Scholten, T., Goebes, P., Kühn, P., Seitz, S., Assmann, T., Bauhaus, J., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Ma, K., Niklaus, P.A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Shi, X., Song, Z., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T. & Schmidt, K. (2017): On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems-a study from SE China. Journal of Plant Ecology, 10, 111-127. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtw065

2016

Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Song, Z., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Kühn, P., Li, Y., Scholten, T. (2016): Tree species and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill erosion processes in young subtropical forests. SOIL 2, 49-61. doi: 10.5194/soil-2-49-2016

Goebes, P., Schmidt, K., Härdtle, W., Seitz, S., Stumpf, F., von Oheimb, G., Scholten, T. (2016): Rule-based analysis of throughfall kinetic energy to evaluate biotic and abiotic factor thresholds to mitigate erosive power. Progress in Physical Geography 40(3), 431-449. doi:10.1177/0309133315624642

2015

Goebes, P., Seitz, S., Kühn, P., Li, Y., Niklaus, P., von Oheimb, G., Scholten, T. (2015): Throughfall kinetic energy in young subtropical forests: Investigation on tree species richness effects and spatial variability. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 213, 148-159. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2015.06.019

Goebes, P., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Li, Y., Seitz, S., von Oheimb, G., Scholten, T. (2015): Species-specific effects on throughfall kinetic energy in subtropical forest plantations are related to leaf traits and tree architecture. PLoS ONE 10, 6, e0128084. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128084

Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Zumstein, P., Assmann, T., Kühn, P., Niklaus, P. A., Schuldt, A., Scholten, T. (2015): The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 40, 1439–1447. doi: 10.1002/esp.3726

2014

Goebes, P., Seitz, S., Geißler, C., Lassu, T., Peters, P., Seeger, M., Nadrowski, K., Scholten, T. (2014): Momentum or kinetic energy - How do substrate properties influence the calculation of rainfall erosivity? Journal of Hydrology 517, 310-316. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.031

 

Book Chapters & Monographs

Seitz, S., Prasuhn, V., Scholten, T. (2020): Controlling Soil Erosion Using No-Till Farming Systems. In: Dang, Y., Dalal, R., Menzies, N. (eds.): No-till Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-46409-7. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-46409-7_12

Seitz, S. (2015): Mechanisms of Soil Erosion in Subtropical Chinese Forests - Effects of Species Diversity, Species Identity, Functional Traits and Soil Fauna on Sediment Discharge. PhD thesis, Tübingen. (Link)

Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Geißler, C., Schmidt, K., Bruelheide, H., Kühn, P. (2013): Soils and Geomorphology of the Main Experiment - with additional Information on Climate, Topography and Plot Design. Sino-Swiss-German Research Unit BEF China. Tübingen.

Seitz, S. (2013): Bodenkennwerte im Weinbau. Kleinräumige Modellierung und Analyse mit Hilfe geostatistischer Methoden. München. (Diplomarbeit, Link)

Translations & others

Translation German-French (together with K. Daniel): DBG/BGS Tagung Bern 2019 - Conférence de la SSP/DBG à Berne 2019 : Réunions des Commissions

Translation German-French (together with K. Daniel): Ahlrichs J. et al. (2017): Occupation du territoire pendant la période néolithique sur la colline du Fürstenberg à la bordure sud de la Baar en Allemagne du sud-ouest

Seitz, S. (2011): Prospektion in der Archäologie – Methoden und Möglichkeiten. Berichte zur Archäologie in Rheinhessen und Umgebung.

Conference Contributions & Proceedings:

2024

Seitz S, Gall C, Goebes P, Kühn P, Riveras Muñoz N, Song Z, Scholten T. Biota and Erosion: Tree Traits, Biological Soil Crusts and Mesofauna Affect Sediment Translocation in Woodlands. General Assemby of the German Society of Geomorphology, Leipzig [Talk]

Seitz S, Gall C, Kühn P, Song Z, Scholten T. Soil Erosion in Forests: Effects of Plant Diversity, Tree Traits and Biological Soil Crusts. Centennial of the IUSS 2024, Firenze, Italy [Talk]

Seitz S, Gall C, Riveras Muñoz N, Song Z, Scholten T. Investigating effects of different vegetation layers on soil erosion with a portable rainfall simulator. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria EGU24-3431 [vPico]

Seitz S. Mechanisms of Soil Erosion in Subtropical Chinese Forest Ecosystems. Geographic Seminar 2024, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China [Invited Talk]

2023

Seitz, S., van der Heijden, M., Wittwer, R., Scholten, T. Conservation tillage improves soil erosion control in organic farming systems. DBG Jahrestagung 2023, Halle [Talk]

Seitz, S. Erosion and Vegetation Revisited: How Do Plants Protect our Soils? Quenstedt Jahresfeier 2023, Tübingen [Talk]

Seitz, S., Riveras Muñoz, N., Bernhard, N., Kühn, P., Oses, R., Seguel, O., Scholten, T. Biological Soil Crusts: uncovering a major driver of soil surface processes along the climatic gradient of Chile. Tübingen Science Bridge, Online [Talk]

Seitz, S., Gall, C., Goebes, P., Riveras Muñoz, N., Kühn, P., Song, Z., Scholten, T. Bringing rain into soil research: 15 years of experimental studies on vegetation and erosion with the portable Tübingen Rainfall Simulator (TRS). 2nd Rainfall Simulator Workshop, Coimbra, Portugal [Talk]

Seitz, S., Gall, C., Geißler, C., Goebes, P., Song, Z., Scholten, T. Vegetation diversity and plant traits affect throughfall partitioning and subsequent splash erosion in managed woodlands. EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria. EGU23-2389 [Poster]

2022

Seitz, S., Teuber, S., Geißler, C., Goebes, P., Scholten, T. Biokohlepartikel verbessern die hydraulischen Eigenschaften und die Erosionswiderständigkeit von landwirtschaftlich genutzten Böden bereits unmittelbar nach der Zugabe. DBG Jahrestagung 2021 (2022), Trier. [Poster]

Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Schmidt, K., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., Scholten, T., Kühn, P. Soil properties as predictors of biodiversity in forests: Is there a critical soil depth? IUSS 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, Glasgow, UK. [Talk]

Seitz, S. How we are losing ground. The underestimated threat of soil erosion. NARO Soil Seminar Series, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Japan. [Invited Talk]

Seitz, S. Biological soil crusts perform important functions in mesic forests: a case study from Southwest Germany. Seminar on Soil Erosion in Forested Areas. Shiiba Research Forest, Kyushu University, Japan. [Invited Talk]

Seitz, S., Veste, M. Bryophyte-lichens dominated biological soil crusts affect soils and ecohydrology in temperate forests in Germany. EGU General Assembly 2022, Online. EGU22-12352. [Talk]

Gall, C., Maurer, A., Dartsch, J., Maas, D., Nebel, M., Neidhardt, H., Oelmann, Y., Scholten, T., Seitz, S.: Investigating the effects of bryophytes on carbon cycling in a temperate forest ecosystem from stable isotope composition. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna. EGU22-5437. [Talk]

Seitz, S.: Biological Soil Crusts - an underestimated agent in forest environments. FFPRI Seminar Series, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba, Japan. [Invited Talk]

2021

Seitz S, Gall C, Geissler C, Goebes P, Song Z, Scholten T. Soil Erosion in Forests: Effects of Tree Diversity, Tree Funcitional Traits and Forest Floor Vegetation on Throughfall Patterns and Sediment Delivery. EuroSoil 2020 - Online 2021. [Poster]

Seitz S. Mechanisms of soil erosion in subtropical Chinese forest ecosystems. International Forum on Land Degradation, Soil Conservation and Sustainable Devlopment (LASOSU), Dalian, China. [Solicited Talk]

Seitz S, Scholten T, Prasuhn V. Benefits of Conservation Tillage for Soil Erosion Control. World Congress for Conservation Agriculture 2020 - Online 2021. [Poster]

Gall C, Grabherr L, Nebel M, Scholten T, Thielen SM, Seitz S. On the effect of different moss species on soil erosion, percolation and carbon relocation. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, EGU21-8389. [Display]

Thielen SM, Gall C, Nebel M, Scholten T, Seitz S. Soil-Moss-Relations: The path of water from dripping to infiltration. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, EGU21-8390. [Display]

Senn JA, Seitz S, Fassnacht FE, Hosseini Z, Schäfer J. Time for 3D: UAV-based lidar for modelling splash erosion under vegetation. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, EGU21-7816. [Display]

Riveras N, Seitz S, Gall C, Pérez H, Kühn P, Seguel O, Scholten T. Biological soil crusts mediate changes in soil aggregate stability along a climate gradient in Chile. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, EGU21-7914. [Display]

Seitz S, Teuber S, Geissler C, Goebes P, Scholten T. Newly-amended biochar particles decrease erodibility and improve hydraulic soil properties. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, EGU21-3188. [Display]

Nanko K, Levia DF, Seitz S. Sustaining the soil: Management strategies of forest-water interactions to protect forest soils. 6th IAHR Europe Congress Abstract Book IAHR Europe 2020 - Online 2021. [Talk]

2020

Seitz S., Scholten T, Schmidt K.: Soil erosion monitoring at small scales: Using close range photogrammetry and laser scanning to evaluate initial sediment delivery. EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, EGU2020-16685. [Display]

Riveras, N., Witzgall, K., Rodriguez, V., Kühn, P., Mueller, CW., Oses, R., Seguel, O., Seitz, S., Tapia, Y., Salazar, O., Wagner, D., Scholten, T.: Soil erosion controlled by biota along a climate gradient in Chile. EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, EGU2020-10817. [Display]

Gries, P., Schmidt, K., Kühn, P., Eberle, J., Seitz, S., Scholten, T., Wegrzyn, M., Wietrzyk-Pelka, P.: Soil formation and biological soil crust development in glacier forelands of Svalbard (High Arctic). EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, EGU2020-8213. [Display]

Gall, C., Nebel, M., Quandt, D., Sauer, M., Scholten, T., Seitz, S.: Soil Erosion in Mesic Forests: How do Biological Soil Crusts affect sediment transport and surface runoff? EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, EGU2020-664. [Display]

Seitz, S.: On the influence of tree species and functional traits, biological soil crusts and soil fauna on rain splash and interrill erosion in forests. Workshop, Shiiba Research Forest, Kyushu, Japan. [Solicited Talk]

2019

Seitz, S. et al: Biological Soil Crusts Reduce Soil Losses in Young Subtropical Forest Plantations. 4th International Workshop on Biological Soil Crusts - BioCrust4, Brisbane, Australia. [Poster]

Gall, C., Seitz, S. et al.: How Do Biological Soil Crusts Affect Soil Erosion after Forest Disturbances in Mesic Environments? 4th International Workshop on Biological Soil Crusts - BioCrust4, Brisbane, Australia. [Poster]

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al.: Biological Soil Crusts Reduce Soil Erosion in Early Successional Subtropical Forests. DBG Jahrestagung 2019, Bern, Schweiz. [Poster]

Van der Heijden, M., Seitz,S. et al.: A Comparison of Major Arable Production Systems: An Agronomic, Environmental and Ecological Evaluation. XVe European Society for Agronomy Congress (ESA) 2019, Geneva, Switzerland. [Talk] - ESA2018 Abstract Book

Seitz, S. et al.: Conservation tillage decreases soil erosion in organic farming. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna. [Talk, PICO]

Gall, C., Seitz, S. et al.: On the influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Erosion under Forest. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna. [Poster]

Senn, J.A., Seitz, S. et al.: Using airborne LiDAR to estimate vegetation's influence on throughfall kinetic energy. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna. [Poster]

Seitz, S.: How do tree diversity, species and functional traits affect rain splash and interrill erosion in early-stage Chinese forest plantations? Sino-German Young Scientist Forum. Xi'an, China. [Solicited Talk]

2018

Seitz, S.: Soil Erosion – How we are losing ground. An underestimated threat. Cargill R&D Center Europe. Bruxelles, Belgium. [Solicited Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Verminderung des Erosionsrisikos und Verbesserung der Bodenstruktur in der organischen Landwirtschaft durch reduzierten Pflugeinsatz. Marktredwitzer Bodenschutztage. Marktredwitz. [Poster]

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al.: Soil Erosion in Woodlands: Effects of Tree Species, Tree Diversity and Biological Soil Crusts after Forest Disturbances. IUSS 21st World Congress of Soil Science. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Talk]              

Seitz, S. et al.: Reduced tillage practices decrease soil erosion in organic farming systems IUSS 21st World Congress of Soil Science. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Talk]

Bernhard, N., Seitz, S. et al.: Interrill soil erosion and aggregate stability along a climate gradient (arid to humid) on hillslopes in Chile. IUSS 21st World Congress of Soil Science. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Poster]

Rentschler, T., Seitz, S. et al.: Comparison of catchment scale 3D and 2.5D modelling of soil organic carbon stocks in Jiangxi Province, PR China. 2nd ISMC Conference: New Perspectives on Soil Models, Wageningen, Netherlands. [Poster]

Seitz, S.: Soil Erosion under Forest: Insights into a neglected topic. Quenstedt Jahresfeier, Tübingen. [Solicited Talk]

Seitz, S.: Understanding soil erosion in young subtropical forest plantations: Effects of tree species richness, tree functional traits, biological soil crusts and soil mesofauna on throughfall kinetic energy and initial sediment yield. Departmental Seminar NAU School of Forestry, Flagstaff, USA. [Solicited Talk]

Seitz, S.: Soil erosion in subtropical forests: How do tree traits and soil surface cover affect splash erosion and interrill sediment transport. USGS Seminar Series, Moab, USA. [Solicited Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Splash and interrill erosion research: Current needs and future prospects. EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna. [Talk, PICO] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 20: 19704

Goebes, P., Seitz, S. et al.: Species-specific tree architectures, leaf traits and soil cover affect splash erosion and interrill sediment transport under forest. EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna. [Talk, PICO] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 20: 15530

Bernhard, N., Seitz, S. et al.: Interrill soil erosion and its relation to soil properties along a climate gradient from arid to humid on hillslopes in Chile. EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna. [Talk, PICO] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 20: 9181

Wittwer, R., Seitz, S. et al.: Impact of conventional, organic and conservation agriculture on soil functions and multifunctionality. EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna. [Talk] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 20: 17002

2013 to 2017

Seitz, S. et al.: Zum Einfluss von Biodiversitäts- und Arteffekten auf initiale Bodenerosion in jungen subtropischen Wäldern. Deutscher Kongress für Geographie 2017, Tübingen. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Zum Einfluss von Biodiversitäts- und Arteffekten, sowie Bodenfauna auf initiale Bodenerosion in jungen subtropischen Wäldern. Jahrestagung der DBG 2017, Göttingen. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Soil Erosion in Subtropical Forests – Effects of Species Diversity, Species Identity, Functional Traits and Soil Fauna. 1st CONSOWA, Lleida, Spain. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Soil fauna and leaf species, but not species diversity, affect initial soil erosion in a subtropical forest plantation. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 19: 9180

Seitz, S. et al.: The influence of biochar on substrate erodibility: An experimental approach with simulated rainfall. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 19: 8986

Ahner, M., Seitz S. et al.: Close range photogrammetry in soil erosion monitoring: Mass loss comparison between runoff plots and high resolution DEMs. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 19: 7934

Iserloh, T., Seitz S. et al.: Rainfall simulators in hydrological and geomorphological sciences: benefits, applications and future research directions. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 19: 19497

Seitz, S. et al.: Development of biological soil crusts and their impact on soil erosion in an early successional subtropical forest ecosystem. BioCrust 3, Moab, USA. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Die Zugabe von Biokohle beeinflusst die Erodierbarkeit von Böden. SETAC Jahrestagung, Tübingen. [Poster]

Seitz, S. et al.: Biological soil crusts reduce soil erosion in early successional subtropical forests in PR China. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 18: 18415

Seitz, S. et al.: Effects of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 18: 1536

Goebes, P., Seitz, S. et al.: Carbon redistribution during interrill erosion in subtropical forests: Effects of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 18: 6452

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al.: The influence of a diverse litter cover and soil fauna on carbon fluxes during interrill erosion in subtropical forests. 5th International Symposium on SOM 2015, Göttingen. [Poster]

Seitz, S. et al.: Bodenerosionsmessungen unter organischem und konventionellem Landbau mit Hilfe kleinräumlicher Messparzellen und künstlicher Beregnung. Jahrestagung der DBG 2015, München. [Talk]

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al.: Erstellung von 3D-Oberflächenmodellen im Submillimeterbereich für die Bodenerosionsforschung. Jahrestagung der DBG 2015, München. [Poster]

van der Heijden, M., Seitz, S. et al.: An agronomic, environmental and ecological comparison of major arable farming systems. WFS Conference, Zürich. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: Soil erosion under organic and conventional farming and different tillage systems. EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna. [Talk] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 17: 2024

Goebes, P., Seitz, S. et al.: Species-specific effects on throughfall kinetic energy below 12 subtropical tree species are related to leaf traits and tree architecture. EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 17: 3942

Seitz, S. et al.: Soil erosion measurements under different land use treatments with a portable rainfall simulator. FAST Symposium 2015, Zürich. [Talk]

Seitz, S. et al.: The impact of biodiversity on initial soil erosion processes and nutrient fluxes in subtropical forest ecosystems. IUSS 20th World Congress of Soil Science 2014, Jeju, Korea. [Poster - IUSS Best Poster Award]

Seitz, S. et al.: Biological soil crusts in subtropical China and their influence on initial soil erosion. EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 16: 3391

Goebes, P., Seitz, S. et al.: Kinetic energy or momentum – how do substrate properties influence the calculation of rainfall erosivity? EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna. [Poster] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 16: 2955

Seitz, S. et al.: Die Rolle der Biodiversität für initiale Bodenerosionsprozesse und Stoffflüsse in subtropischen Waldgebieten. Jahrestagung der DBG 2013, Rostock. [Talk]

Scholten, T., Seitz, S. et al.: Verändert die Zugabe von Biokohle die Erodibilität von Böden? Jahrestagung der DBG 2013, Rostock. [Poster]

Seitz, S. et al.: Carbon and nitrogen loss during initial erosion processes under litter cover. EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienna. [Talk] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 15: 9288

Goebes, P., Seitz, S. et al.: How does litter cover, litter diversity and fauna affect sediment discharge and runoff? EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienna. [Talk] - Geophysical Research Abstracts 15: 7565