Miškų institutas
| Miškų institutas | |
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 Main building of the institute |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras |
| Legal form of the carrier: |
Biudžetinė įstaiga (German 'budget institution') |
| Seat of the wearer: |
Akademija , Kėdainiai Rajong Parish , Lithuania 
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| Membership: | International Association of Forest Research Institutes (IUFRO) |
| Facility location: |
Girionys , Kaunas District , Lithuania
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| Type of research: | Basic research |
| Subjects: | Natural and agricultural sciences |
| Areas of expertise: | Forest science , natural science , ecology |
| Basic funding: | Republic of Lithuania (≈95%) |
| Management: | Marius Aleinikovas (since 2013) |
| Employee: | 80 (February 17, 2016) |
| Homepage: | www.mi.lt |
The Miškų institutas (dt. 'Forest Institute', lit. Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Miškų institutas ) is a research institute for forest science and ecology in Lithuania . It has a joint doctoral degree with Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas . The seat is in Girionys village , Kaunas district (Liepų g. 1).
history
The institute was established in Kaunas in 1950 and moved to Girionys in 1963. In Soviet Lithuania there were Lietuvos miškų ūkio mokslinio tyrimo institutas . The institute has been a member of IUFRO since 1995 and works with institutes in Scandinavia , Germany, Poland and Latvia . In 2008, the Lithuanian Forest Institute employed 25 employees, including two habilitated doctors and 20 doctors. On January 22nd, 2010 the institute became a branch of Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras .
structure
- Forest Science Department
- Department of Forest Genetics and Selection
- Department of Ecology
- Department of Forest Resources, - economic and - policy
- Forest Protection and Hunting Department
- Laboratory of Biotechnology of forest plants
- Library
- Dubrava arboretum (13 ha)
- 5 positions for forest research
- 500 stationary research objects
- Tree nursery (76 ha)
Directors
- 1950–1961: Antanas Kvedaras (1887–1967)
- 1961–1970: Mikalojus Lukinas (1906–1987)
- 1970–1984: Leonardas Kairiūkštis (* 1928)
- 1984–1988: Mečislovas Vaičys (* 1929)
- 1988–1992: Leonardas Kairiūkštis (* 1928)
- 1992–1994: Albertas Vasiliauskas (* 1935)
- 1994–1997: Stasys Karazija (* 1930)
- 1997–2013: Remigijus Ozolinčius (1956–2013)
- since 2013: Marius Aleinikovas (* 1976)
literature
- Remigijus Ozolinčius . Lietuvos miškų institutas. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. XIII (Leo-Magazyn). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2008. 274 psl.