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Dr. Kęstutis Armolaitis

ORCiD iD: 0000 0001 8295 2440
Tel. +370 682 13 364
E-mail: kestutis.armolaitis@lammc.lt
Liepų St. 1, Girionys, LT-53101 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education

1977 M.Sc. Engineer in Forestry, Lithuanian University of Agriculture (since 2019 Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy).

Academic degree

1984 doctor of Agricultural sciences, Belorussian University of Technology in Minsk.

 

Research fields

  • Forestry science
  • Ecology and environmental science

Position

Since 2014 Chief Researcher, Department of Silviculture and Ecology, Institute of Forestry, LAMMC.

Memberships and affiliations with professional organisations

  • Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

  • Member of Lithuanian Soil Science Society of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  • Member of Society of Lithuanian Foresters
  • Since 2011 Expert of SNS (SNS-Nordic Forest Research) project “Centre of Advanced Research on Environmental Services from Nordic Forest Ecosystems” (CAR-ES)
  • Since 2011 Member of Joint doctoral committee of Aleksandras Stulginskis Universitety and Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC) in Forestry science
  • In 2014 Member of international review team for evaluation forestry study programmes: Master Degree in Forestry and Bachelor Degree in Forestry at Aleksandras Stulginskis University, and Professional Bachelor in Forestry at Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering College of Higher Education

Involvement in programmes and projects

International projects

  • 2021–2025 HORIZON 2020 project “Forest soils research and innovation action – holistic management practices, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils” (HoliSoils).
  • 2020–2024 HORIZON 2020 project “Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils” (EJP SOIL).
  • 2020–2023 Baltic Research Programme “Sustainable use of soil resources in the changing climate” (SUCC), coordinator in Lithuania.
  • 2019–2023 LIFE programme project “Demonstration of climate change mitigation potential of nutrients rich organic soils in Baltic States and Finland” (Life OrgBalt), coordinator in LAMMC. 
  • 2019–2021 Interreg Baltic Sea Region project “WAMBAF tool box”.
  • 2016–2020 SNS project “Centre of advanced research on environmental services from Nordic forest ecosystems” (CAR-ES).
  • 2016–2019 Interreg Baltic Sea Region project “Water management in Baltic forests” (WAMBAF).
  • 2016–2017 SNS project “Effects of bioenergy production from forests and agriculture on ecosystem services in Nordic and Baltic landscape”, coordinator in LAMMC.
  • 2016 SNS project “Ecotoxic components in wood”.
  • 2016 SNS project “The Northern European Network connecting forests, forestry and water issues”, coordinator in LAMMC.
  • 2013–2015 SNS project “Ecological effects of intensive biomass harvesting in the Nordic and Baltic countries”, coordinator in LAMMC.
  • 2012–2014 Latvia-Lithuania cross-border cooperation programme project “Truffle Research and Introduction Network for farmer start-ups and universities”, coordinator in LAMMC.
  • 2011–2015 SNS project “Centre of advanced research on environmental services from Nordic forest ecosystems” (CAR-ES).
  • 2011–2014 SNS project “Leaching of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from forest land in the Nordic and Baltic countries”, coordinator in Lithuania.
  • 2009–2013 COST FP0803: COST Action FP0803 “Belowground carbon turnover in European forests”, member of Management Committee.
  • 2009–2011 SNS project “Ash recycling – long-term effects on tree growth”.
  • 2007–2009 EU project EEC 2152/2003 “Forest focus regulation on developing harmonized methods for assessing carbon sequestration in European forests” (MASCAREF), coordinator in Lithuania.
  • 2004–2007 SNS project “Estimation of carbon storage in forest biomass in the Nordic and Baltic countries – common methods, protocols and tools for obtaining comparable biomass expansion functions” (BEF), coordinator in Lithuania.
  • 2002–2005 EU 5 framework programme “Wood-En-Man (QLK-CT-2001-00527) – WOOD FOR ENERGY – a contribution to the development of sustainable management”.
  • 1999–2004 COST Action E22 “Environmental optimization of wood protection”, member of Management Committee.
  • Since 1989 Project “ICP-Forests”.

National and state authority projects

  • 2022–2024 Project “CO2 emissions from drained and undrained forested peatlands and dead wood left in forests with different degrees of decay”, leader. 

  • 2020–2022 Ministry of Agriculture project “Demonstrating the potential for climate change mitigation in nutrient-rich organic soils through research-based national values for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lowland peatlands”, leader.
  • 2018–2020 Ministry of Agriculture programme for the Lithuanian Rural Development 2014–2020 EIP activity group project “Improvement and dissemination of innovative technologies for larch, spruce, birch and alder tree species plantation forestry breeding and maintenance”.
  • 2017–2019 Ministry of Agriculture project “Assessment of the potential of carbon sequestration in agriculture”.
  • 2017–2019 Ministry of Agriculture project “The inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in crop production”.
  • 2016 Ministry of Environment project “Study for evaluation of carbon stocks in forest land and non-forest land in soil and forest litter”, leader.
  • 2016 Ministry of Environment project “Study for evaluation of carbon stocks in soil and forest litter in forests that were afforested and reforested on non-forest land”.
  • 2015–2018 National Research Programme “Sustainability of Agro-, Forest and Water Ecosystems” project “Study of impact of clear cuttings on biodiversity dynamics in forest ecosystems”.
  • 2011–2012 State Studies Foundation project “Investigation of soil organic carbon stability in forest and agro ecosystems”, leader.
  • 2010–2011 National Research Programme “Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact” project “Effects of alien tree species on biodiversity, structure and sustainability of forest ecosystems”.
  • 2008 State Studies Foundation project “Comparative study of carbon and nitrogen pools in forest and agro ecosystems”, leader.
  • 2007–2009 State Studies Foundation project “Development of biocatalysts and biocatalytic processes” (2xBioKat).
  • 2007 State Studies Foundation project “Ecological estimation of afforested Arenosols”, leader.
  • 2006 State Studies Foundation project “Comparison of Arenosols condition in Scots pine stands and abandoned arable land”, leader.

Supervision of PhD studies

  • Scientific advisor of Gediminas Survila phD project “Peculiarities of growth of forest plantations planted on agricultural land using deep plowing” (in preparation).
  • Scientific supervisor of Paulius Garbaravičius phD project “Soil organic carbon stability in forest and agro ecosystems” (in preparation).
  • Scientific supervisor of Aušra Gudauskienė phD project “Luvisols nitrogen stability in forest and agro ecosystems” (in preparation).
  • Scientific supervisor of Milda Muraškienė phD project “Soil microbiota carbon and nitrogen in Lithuanian forest mineral soils” (in preparation).
  • 2017 Scientific supervisor of Dovilė Čiuldienė phD project “Soil sustainability in the forest stands of alien species”.
  • 2014 Scientific advisor of Girmantė Jurkšienė phD project “Pedunculate (Quercus robur L.) and sessile oak (Q. petraea [Matt.] Liebl.) hybridization, regeneration and effects on soil microbiota”.
  • 2009 Scientific supervisor of Jūratė Aleinikovienė (Zenkovaitė) phD project “Renaturalization of arable Arenosols in the South of Lithuania: changes in chemical properties and microflora”.
  • 2008 Scientific advisor of Ričardas Beniušis phD project “Lithuanian forest Arenosols: genesis and properties”.

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