Landscape change in the Icelandic highland: A long-term record of the impacts of land use, climate and volcanism

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Eddudóttir, Sigrún Dögg, Erlendsson, Egill, Gísladóttir, Guðrún
• Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindastofnun (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2020
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Europe; Organic geochemistry; Paleolimnology; Stable isotopes; Vegetation dynamics; Fornveðurfræði; Setlög; Galtaból; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2297; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106363

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Agriculture has been practiced in Iceland since settlement (landnám; AD 877). This has caused changes in vegetation communities, soil erosion, desertification and loss of carbon stocks. Little data exist regarding vegetation and ecosystems in the Icelandic hi...