František Máliš

František Máliš is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Phytology, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. He also serves as a researcher at the National Forest Centre, Forest Research Institute since 2007, and previously worked at the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany (2012-2014). He is actively involved in international collaborations including ICP-Forests (since 2008), forestREplot initiative (national coordinator since 2013), and SoilTemp initiative (since 2019).

His research focuses on diversity and species composition of temperate forests and their dynamics driven by human impact and global environmental changes. He studies ongoing processes during climate change and biodiversity crisis to develop novel approaches in forest management that mitigate negative effects of environmental drivers on forest ecosystems. His work spans forest microclimate dynamics, species range shifts, nitrogen deposition effects, and biodiversity conservation in European forests.

His extensive publication record reveals strong trends in analyzing temporal changes in forest vegetation, particularly examining how climate change, nitrogen deposition, and forest management practices interact to shape biodiversity patterns. His research often employs large-scale collaborative approaches across European forests, with emphasis on microclimate effects and long-term vegetation changes.

• Scholarship at University of Cambridge (2018-2019)
• Scientific fellowship at University of Camerino, Italy (2014)
• Short Term Scientific Mission within Cost Action ECHOES (2011)

Máliš teaches Ecology, Phytosociology and forest typology, Disturbance ecology, Adaptation of forest ecosystems to global environmental changes, and Vegetation ecology. He is open to supervising PhD students interested in forest ecology and climate change impacts. His research is conducted within multiple international frameworks including COST Actions focused on forest resilience, coppice forests, and riparian ecosystems.