Āris Jansons Academic position Associate Professor / Leading researcher Dr. silv. Field of research 2. Preservation of biological diversity in agro- and forest biocenoses, ecosystem protection and services E-mail arisjansons@inbox.lv Telephone +37129109529 Dr. silv. Āris Jansons has obtained doctoral degree in forest science at Latvia University of Agriculture (2008). Since 2004 he has been involved in the management of national and international level research projects. He has been Leader of the development of tree breeding program for main commercial tree species in Latvia, now being implemented in practice, producing seed material for regeneration of ⁓10000 ha annually. Currently main research topics are related to forest adaptation (natural disturbances: wind and fire) – development of forest wind resistance models and recommendations for establishment and management of resilient stands. Assessment and modelling of carbon balance in old-growth forest and forest originating from improved plant material. He is author or co-author of 244 peer-reviewed papers indexed in SCOPUS (h-index 25). Has supervised 9 defended doctoral theses. The most important publications (2019-2025) Ā. Jansons, B. Jansone , (2025), Forest Soil Fungal Diversity in Stands of Norway Spruce of Different Ages, Forests, Vol. 16(3), Art. 500 B. Jansone , (2020), Effect of High Concentrations of Wood Ash on Soil Properties and Development of Young Norway Spruce and Scots Pine, Sustainability, Vol. 12(22), Art. 9479 Ā. Jansons, B. Jansone , (2020), Intra-annual Height Growth Dynamics of Scots and Lodgepole Pines and Its Relationship with Meteorological Parameters, Agronomy Research, Vol. 18(2), pp. 410–421 Ā. Jansons, B. Jansone , (2019), Genetic Control of Intra-annual Height Growth in 6-Year-Old Norway Spruce Progenies in Latvia, iForest, Vol. 12, pp. 214–219 Ā. Jansons , (2024), Preliminary assessment of stock of organic carbon in mineral soils of hemiboreal forests in Latvia, Baltic Forestry, ISSN 1392-1355 Ā. Jansons , (2024), Trends in genetic diversity of silver birch: Insights from varied planting scenarios, Baltic Forestry, ISSN 1392-1355 Ā. Jansons , (2024), Repeated Lophodermium needle cast has a cumulative impact on the growth of Scots pine for up to 12 years, New Forests, ISSN 1573-5095 Ā. Jansons , (2024), Geographic variation in resistance of Scots pine to wind loading across different wind environments in Europe, Forest Ecology and Management, ISSN 0378-1127 Ā. Jansons , (2024), The effect of drainage on fine-root biomass, production, and turnover in hemiboreal old-growth forests on organic soils, Ecosphere, ISSN 2150-8925 Ā. Jansons , (2024), Can triad forestry reconcile Europe’s biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning, Ambio, ISSN 1654-7209 Membership orestry Studies/Metsanduslikud Uurimused“ (since 2019)
