Peer reviewed articles

The latest peer reviewed articles by the employees of the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. 

Przedpełska-Wąsowicz, E. M., K. Piotrowicz and D. Myszkowska 2025. How does geographic location affect birch and grass pollen seasons? A comparative study of Iceland (Akureyri) and Poland (Kraków). Aerobiologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-025-09851-3

Booth, A. M., and H.G. Pétursson 2025. Permafrost and structural controls on Holocene bedrock landslide occurrence around Eyjafjörður, north-central Iceland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 130 https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007933 

Gudmundsson, G. 2025. Taxonomy and distribution of living species of the genus Lenticulina in Icelandic waters. Micropaleontology, 71(1): 1-30. https://doi.org/10.47894/mpal.71.1.01

Sofiev, M., J. Palamarchuk, R. Kouznetsov, R. [...], E.M. Przedpelska-Wasowicz, et al. 2024. European pollen reanalysis, 1980–2022, for alder, birch, and olive. Sci Data 11, 1082. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03686-2

Luoma, M.O., M. Tamayo, and S. Sigurðsson 2024. Mapping Wild Chervil (Anthriscus Sylvestris) and Anise (Myrrhis Odorata) in Urban Green Spaces: A Subarctic Case Study. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 2024, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2024.39

Pálsson S., K.H. Skarphéðinsson, J. Heintz J et al. 2024. The genome sequence of the white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758). Wellcome Open Res 2024, 9:575 https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23089.1 

Johnson, F. A., & Ó.K. Nielsen 2024. Regional demography of Icelandic rock ptarmigan and its implications for harvest management. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 5, e12390. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12390

Skoracki, M., Ó.K. Nielsen, B. Sikora 2024. "Corvisyringophilus, a New Genus in the Family Syringophilidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) and Its Phylogenetic Position among Primitive Genera" Animals 14, no. 19: 2790. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14192790

Rooyakkers, S.M., K.J. Carroll, A.F. Gutai, B. Winpenny, E. Bali, G.H. Guðfinnsson, J. Maclennan, F. Sigmundsson, K. Jónasson, E.J.F. Mutch, D.A. Neave, J. Gunnarsson Robin, K. Grönvold, S.A. Halldórsson 2024. Hydraulically linked reservoirs simultaneously fed the 1975–1984 Krafla Fires eruptions: Insights from petrochemistry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118960.

Makra L, L. Coviello, A. Gobbi, [...], E.M. Przedpelska-Wasowicz,  E.R. Guðjohnsen et al. Forecasting daily total pollen concentrations on a global scale. Allergy. 2024; 79: 2173-2185. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.16227

Farnsworth, W.R., Ó. Ingólfsson, S. Brynjólfsson, L. Allaart, S.E. Kjellman, K.H. Kjær, N.K. Larsen, M. Macias-Fauria, M-L. Siggaard-Andersen, A. Schomacker 2024. Persistence of Holocene ice cap in northeast Svalbard aided by glacio-isostatic rebound, Quaternary Science Reviews 331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108625

Kozlowski, G., Y. Fragnière, B. Clément, O. Gilg, B. Sittler, J. Lang, P.B. Eidesen, S.I. Lang, P. Wasowicz, C. Meade 2024. Genome Size in the Arenaria ciliata Species Complex (Caryophyllaceae), with Special Focus on Northern Europe and the Arctic. Plants 13(5): 635. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13050635

Kiedrzyński, M., P.P. Tomczyk, K.M. Zielińska, E. Kiedrzyńska, P. Wąsowicz 2024. Evidence of conservative range in mountain grasses during past climate change: Only contractions or local expansions possible. Global Ecology and Conservation 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02889

Xue, Z., J.O. Chiapella, O. Paun, P. Volkova, M. Peintinger, P. Wasowicz, N. Tikhomirov, M. Grigoryan, M.H.J. Barfuss, J. Greimler 2023. Phylogeographic patterns of Deschampsia cespitosa (Poaceae) in Europe inferred from genomic data. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 201(3):341–360. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac067

Benediktsson, Í.Ö., S. Brynjólfsson, L. Ásbjörnsdóttir, W.R. Farnsworth 2023. "Holocene glacial history and landforms of Iceland." In European Glacial Landscapes: The Holocene. 193-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99712-6.00008-8

Bufféral, S., E. Panza, S. Mannini, Á.R. Hjartardóttir, A. Nobile, N. Gies, B.V. Óskarsson, J. Ruch 2023. Surface fractures generated during the 2021 Reykjanes oblique rifting event (SW Iceland). Bulletin of Volcanology 85, 64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-023-01666-9

Pálsson, S., Þ.E. Þórhallsdóttir, K. Svavarsdóttir, K.P. Magnússon 2023. Genetic variation and origin of mountain birch on a recently colonized glacial outwash plain by Vatnajökull glacier, southeast Iceland. 2023. Tree Genetics & Genomes 19: 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-023-01623-9 

Berthelot, F., E.R. Unnsteinsdóttir, J.A. Carbonnell Ellgutter og D. Ehrich 2023. Long-term responses of Icelandic Arctic foxes to changes in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Plos One: 0282128. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282128

Greiner, S.H.M., S. Burchardt, F. Sigmundsson, B.V. Óskarsson, O. Galland, H. Geirsson, E. Rhodes 2023 Interaction between propagating basaltic dikes and pre-existing fractures: A case study in hyaloclastite from Dyrfjöll, Iceland. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107891.

Chosson, V., H.S. Randhawa, G.M. Sigurðsson, S.D. Halldórsson, Þ.Þ. Björnsson, V. Svansson, S.M. Granquist, K. Gunnarsson, F.I.P. Samarra & C. Pampoulie 2023. First record of Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812) in Icelandic waters. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10477. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10477

Fristoe, T.S., J. Bleilevens, N.L. Kinlock, Q. Yang, Z. Zhang, W. Dawson, F. Essl, H. Kreft, J. Pergl, P. Pyšek, P. Weigelt, J-M. Dufour-Dror, A.N. Sennikov, P. Wasowicz, K.B. Westergaard & M. van Kleunen 2023. Evolutionary imbalance, climate and human history jointly shape the global biogeography of alien plants. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02172-z

lark, B.L., A.P.B. Carneiro, E.J. Pearmain, ... I.A. Sigurðsson, et al. Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds. Nature Communications 14, 3665 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

Geffen, E., G.W. Roemer, E.R. Unnsteinsdóttir, B. Van Valkenburgh 2023. Sub-zero temperatures and large-scale weather patterns induce tooth damage in Icelandic arctic foxes. Global Change Biology, 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16835

Squires, T.E., P. Rödin-Mörch, G. Formenti, A. Tracey, L. Abueg, N. Brajuka, E. Jarvis, E.C. Halapi, P. Melsted, J. Höglund, K.P. Magnússon 2023 A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly for the Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics  https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad099

Xu, M., Y. Liu, E. Möller, S. LaGreca, P. Moya, X. Wang, E. Timdal, H. de Boer, E. Barreno, L. Wang, H. Thüs, Ó. Andrésson, K.P. Magnússon, E.S. Ólafsdóttir, S. Heiðmarsson 2023. Mycobiont-specific primers facilitate the amplification of mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA: a focus on the lichenized fungal genus Melanelia (Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae) in Iceland. MycoKeys 96: 57-75. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.96.100037

Wierzbicka, M., A. Abratowska, O. Bemowska-Kałabun, D. Panufnik-Mędrzycka, P. Wąsowicz, M. Wróbel, D. Trzybiński, and K. Woźniak 2023. Micro-Evolutionary Processes in Armeria maritima at Metalliferous Sites. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, 5: 4650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054650

Rodríguez-Martínez S., Ó. Arnalds, J. Guðmundsson, M. Svavarsdóttir, F.Ó. Gísladóttir, Ó.K. Nielsen, I. Galván 2023. Exposure to sulfur in soil explains pigmentation by pheomelanin in birds inhabiting Iceland. Journal of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02051-1

Magnússon, S.H., P. Wasowicz, B. Magnússon 2022. Vascular plant colonisation, distribution and vegetation development on Surtsey during 1965–2015. Surtsey Resarch 15: 9-29. https://doi.org/10.33112/surtsey.15.2  Supplemement S1

Egger, G., S.B. Rood, I. Becker, F. Betz, V. Chepinoga, U. Deil, N. Lashchinskiy, B. Magnússon, A. Roth, G. Stewart, E. Troeva, N. Müller 2022. Riparian Vegetation of Gravel-bed Rivers—A Global Review. In Thomas Mehner, Klement Tockner (ed.) Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition): 182-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00173-0

Kahl M., E.J.F. Mutch, J. Maclennan, D.J. Morgan, F. Couperthwaite, E. Bali, T. Thordarson, G.H. Guðfinnsson, R. Walshaw, I. Buisman, S. Buhre, Q.H.A. van der Meer, A. Caracciolo, E.W. Marshall, M.B. Rasmussen, C.R. Gallagher, W.M. Moreland, Á. Höskuldsson, R.A. Askew 2023. Deep magma mobilization years before the 2021 CE Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland. Geology 51 (2), 184-188. https://doi.org/10.1130/G50340.1

Hansen C.C.R., Á.J. Láruson, J.A. Rasmussen, J.A.C. Ballesteros, M.-H.S. Sinding, G.T. Hallgrimsson, M. von Schmalensee, R.A. Stefansson, K.H. Skarphédinsson, A.L. Labansen, M. Leivits, C. Sonne, R. Dietz, K. Skelmose, D. Boertmann, I. Eulaers, M.D. Martin, A.S. Helgason, M.T.P. Gilbert, S. Pálsson 2023. Genomic diversity and differentiation between island and mainland populations of white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla), Molecular Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16858 

Thompson, R., M. Tamayo and S. Sigurðsson 2022. Urban bird diversity: does abundance and richness vary unexpectedly with green space attributes?, Journal of Urban Ecology, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juac017

Pálsson, S., P. Wasowicz, S. Heiðmarsson og K.P. Magnússon 2023. Population structure and genetic variation of fragmented mountain birch forests in Iceland. Journal of Heredity 114 (2):165-174. esac062. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esac062

Günther, A., O. Krone, V. Svansson, A. Pohlmann, J. King, G.T. Hallgrimsson, K.H. Skarphéðinsson, H. Sigurðardóttir, S.R. Jónsson, M. Beer, B. Brugger og T. Harder 2022. Iceland as stepping stone for spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus between Europe and North America. Emerging Infectious Diseases 28(12). http://doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.221086

Gass, J. D., Jr., R. J. Dusek, J. S. Hall, G. T. Hallgrimsson, H. P. Halldórsson, S. R. Vignisson, S. B. Ragnarsdottir, et al. 2022. Global Dissemination of Influenza A Virus is Driven by Wild Bird Migration through Arctic and Subarctic Zones. Molecular Ecology. http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16738

Benediktsson, Í. Ö., S. Brynjólfsson, and L. Ásbjörnsdóttir 2021. Glacial Landscapes of Iceland. In European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations, 95-101. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823498-3.00004-2. 

Benediktsson, Í. Ö., S. Brynjólfsson, and L. Ásbjörnsdóttir 2021. "Iceland: Glacial Landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum." In European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations, 427-433. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823498-3.00055-8. 

Benediktsson, Í. Ö., S. Brynjólfsson, and L. Ásbjörnsdóttir 2021. "Iceland: Glacial Landforms Prior to the Last Glacial Maximum." In European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations, 265-270. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823498-3.00019-4. 

van Beest, F. M., T. Barry, T. Christensen, S. Heiðmarsson, D. McLennan, and N. M. Schmidt. 2022. "Extreme Event Impacts on Terrestrial and Freshwater Biota in the Arctic: A Synthesis of Knowledge and Opportunities." Frontiers in Environmental Science 10. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.983637.

Micael, J., N.V. Denisenko, S. Gíslason, G. Guðmundsson, P. Kukliński and P. Rodrigues 2022. Diversity of Bryozoa in Iceland. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03078-5

Morrill, A., Ó.K. Nielsen, K. Skírnisson, M.R. Forbes 2022. Identifying sources of variation in parasite aggregation. PeerJ 10:e13763. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13763

Technau, B., E.R. Unnsteinsdóttir, F.L. Schaafsma, et al. 2022. Plastic and other anthropogenic debris in Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) faeces from Iceland. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03075-8

Pedersen, G.B.M., J.M.C. Belart, B.V. Óskarsson, M.T. Guðmundsson, N. Gies, Þ. Högnadottir, Á.R. Hjartardóttir, V. Pinel, E. Berthier, T. Dürig, H.I. Reynolds, C.W. Hamilton, G. Valsson, P. Einarsson, D. Ben-Yehosua, A. Gunnarsson og B. Oddsson 2022. Volume, Effusion Rate, and Lava Transport During the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption: Results From Near Real-Time Photogrammetric Monitoring. Geophysical Research Letters 49(13): e2021GL097125. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097125

Gouhier, M., V. Pinel, J.M.C. Belart, M. Michele, C. Proy, C. Tinel, E. Berthier, Y. Guéhenneux, M.T. Gudmundsson, B.V. Óskarsson, S. Gremion, D. Raucoules, S. Valade, F. Massimetti, B. Oddsson 2022. CNES-ESA satellite contribution to the operational monitoring of volcanic activity: The 2021 Icelandic eruption of Mt. Fagradalsfjall. Journal of Applied Volcanology 11(1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-022-00120-3

Boulanger-Lapointe, N, K. Ágústsdóttir, I.C. Barrio, M. Defourneaux, R. Finnsdóttir, I.S. Jónsdóttir, B. Marteinsdóttir, C. Mitchell, M. Möller, Ó.K. Nielsen, A.Þ. Sigfússon, S.G. Þórisson, F. Huettmann 2022. Herbivore species coexistence in changing rangeland ecosystems: First high resolution national open-source and open-access ensemble models for Iceland. Science of the Total Environment 845(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157140

Burchardt, S., B.V. Óskarsson, L. Gustafsson, S.E. Berg, and M.S. Riishuus 2022. Geology of a Neogene Caldera Cluster in the Borgarfjörður eystri–Loðmundarfjörður Area, Eastern Iceland. Volcanica 5 (1):133-61. https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.01.133161.

Guðmundsson, G., T. Cedhagen, and T. Andersen. 2022. Taxonomy and Distribution of Recent Species of the Subfamily Nodosariinae (Foraminifera) in Icelandic Waters. European Journal of Taxonomy 824 (1):1–74. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.824.1827.

Barrio, I. C., L. Barbero-Palacios, E. Kaarlejärvi, J. D. M. Speed, S. Heiðmarsson, D. S. Hik, and E. M. Soininen. 2022. What are the effects of herbivore diversity on tundra ecosystems? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence 11, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00257-z

Xu, M., E. Oppong-Danquah, X. Wang, S. Oddsson, A. Abdelrahman, S. V. Pedersen, M. Szomek, A. E. Gylfason, B. S. Snorradottir, E. A. Christensen, D. Tasdemir, C. J. Jameson, S. Murad, O. S. Andresson, K. P. Magnusson, H. J. de Boer, M. Thorsteinsdottir, S. Omarsdottir, S. Heidmarsson, E. S. Olafsdottir, E.S. 2022. Novel methods to characterise spatial distribution and enantiomeric composition of usnic acids in four icelandic lichens. Phytochemistry 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113210

Wasowicz, P. and T. Alm. 2022. Senecio pseudoarnica less. (asteraceae): A new non-native species invading coastal areas in arctic and subarctic europe. Biological Invasions 24, no. 6: 1575-1583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02759-w

Golikov, A. V., G. M. Artemev, M. E. Blicher, G. Gudmundsson, L. L. Jørgensen, S. H. Olafsdottir, W. Walkusz, D. V. Zakharov, O. L. Zimina, and R. M. Sabirov. 2022. Deep and cold: Are boreal and arctic finned octopods, stauroteuthis syrtensis and cirroteuthis muelleri (cephalopoda, octopoda, cirrata), ecological analogues? Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103706

Greimler, J., E. M. Temsch, Z. Xue, H. Weiss-Schneeweiss, P. Volkova, M. Peintinger, P. Wasowicz, H. Shang, I. Schanzer, and J. O. Chiapella. 2022. Genome size variation in deschampsia cespitosa sensu lato (poaceae) in eurasia. Plant Systematics and Evolution 308, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-021-01796-7

Turner-Meservy, C., O. K. Vilmundardóttir, R. Lal, and G. Gísladóttir. 2022. Soil chemical properties in glacial moraines across a chronosequence influenced by avifauna and volcanic materials: Breiðamerkurjökull, iceland. Catena 209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105836

Bonnet-Lebrun, A. -S, T. Larsen, T. L. Thórarinsson, Y. Kolbeinsson, M. Frederiksen, T. I. Morley, D. Fox, A. Boutet, F. le Bouard, T. Deville, E. S. Hansen, T. Hansen, P. Roberts, N. Ratcliffe. 2022. Cold comfort: Arctic seabirds find refugia from climate change and potential competition in marginal ice zones and fjords. Ambio 51, no. 2: 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01650-7

Kleine, B. I., A. Stefánsson, R. A. Zierenberg, H. Jeon, M. J. Whitehouse, K. Jónasson, G. Ó. Fridleifsson, and T. B. Weisenberger. 2022. Sulfate (re-)cycling in the oceanic crust: Effects of seawater-rock interaction, sulfur reduction and temperature on the abundance and isotope composition of anhydrite. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 317, : 65-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.10.016

Burchardt, S., B. V. Óskarsson, L. E. Gustafsson, S. E. Berg, and M. S. Riishuus. 2022. Geology of a neogene caldera cluster in the borgarfjörour eystri-loomundarfjörour area, eastern iceland. Volcanica 5, no. 1: 133-161. https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.01.133161

Schrenk, H., B. Magnússon, B. D. Sigurdsson, and W. Z. Castell. 2022. Systemic analysis of a developing plant community on the island of surtsey. Ecology and Society 27, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12980-270135

Farnsworth, W. R., Ó. Ingólfsson, E. S. Mannerfelt, M. H. Kalliokoski, E. R. Guðmundsdóttir, M. Retelle, L. Allaart, S. Brynjólfsson, M. F. A. Furze, H. J. Hancock, K. H. Kjær, A. J. Pieńkowski, A. Schomacker. 2022. Vedde ash constrains younger dryas glacier re-advance and rapid glacio-isostatic rebound on svalbard. Quaternary Science Advances 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2021.100041

Benediktsson, Í. Ö., N. Aradóttir, Ó. Ingólfsson, and S. Brynjólfsson. 2022. Cross-cutting palaeo-ice streams in NE-iceland reveal shifting iceland ice sheet dynamics. Geomorphology 396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.108009