Monitoring and Research Listen Home chevron_right RESEARCH chevron_right Monitoring and Research RESEARCH Scientific Collections Taxonomy Loans and sampling policy Geoinformation Monitoring and Research The IINH undertakes a large number of research and monitoring projects. Many are long-term projects, but others are narrower in their scope and time frame. Interdisciplinary research Nature Conservation Register of Iceland – The... Surtsey Wildfires and wildlife Geology research Geoconservation and documentation of geoheritage Geological maps of Iceland Glacial and environmental change in Iceland in the... The glacial history of the Drangajökull ice cap Landslides in Iceland Present-day glaciers on the Tröllaskagi Peninsula... Rocks and minerals Volcanism in the Western Volcanic Zone Botany research Heavy Metals in Mosses The impact of climate change on plant life (ITEX) Monitoring of grazing lands Pollen monitoring Zoology research Arctic fox population monitoring Benthic invertebrates of Icelandic waters (BioIce) Bird ringing Breeding distribution of Icelandic birds Cormorant monitoring Gyrfalcon monitoring Mid-Winter Bird Count Monitoring lepidopteran species Monitoring of rock ptarmigan population New invertebrate colonists White-tailed eagle monitoring