Guðrún Gísladóttir
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 123074 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Guðrún Gísladóttir |
| PRENOMES | Guðrún |
| SOBRENOME | Gísladóttir |
| ASSINATURA | GÍSLADÓTTIR G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4309-2414 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Saga, settlement and sediments at Helgafell, western Iceland
The Potential of Palynology with Regard to the Archaeology of Medieval Monastery Sites in Iceland
In 2014, as part of the Kortlagning klaustur á Íslandi (Mapping Monasticism in Iceland) archaeological project, bulk samples retrieved from various archaeological sites associated with Icelandic monasticism were subsampled for pollen analysis. The objective was to discern something about the character of the past vegetation that surrounded the sites under archaeological investigation as well as to detect the presence of exotic pollen derived from…
Community resilience through the lens of social support
This qualitative study investigated the role of different forms of social capital – bonding, bridging, and linking – in the recovery of families affected by the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland. We interviewed 44 residents in three generations of 12 families, living in the vicinity of the volcano: five in a village and seven in a farming community. We explored what types of social support were considered essential for the recovery, and h…
Tephra deposits and carbon dynamics in peatlands of a volcanic region
Interactions between tephra deposits from volcanic eruptions and peatland carbon (C) dynamics are poorly understood despite the significant extent of peatlands influenced by tephra worldwide. Tephra falls can affect peat accumulation within a radius of at least 1,000 km. In Iceland, volcanic activity is amongst the highest in the world and it might even increase due to pressure release on subglacial volcanoes. A potent combination of sparse veget…
Landnám , Land Use and Landscape Change at Kagaðarhóll in Northwest Iceland
Palaeoecological studies from across Iceland, in tandem with historical and archaeological examinations, have helped improve our understanding of patterns and processes involved in the initial settlement of Iceland. Here, we present a new high resolution reconstruction of vegetation and landscape dynamics for the farm Kagaðarhóll, a lowland site in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Northwest Iceland, a region with a notable scarcity of known archaeological …
The vegetation and land use histories of two farms in Iceland
Enhancing tourists’ safety in volcanic areas
Providing accurate and timely hazard warnings to residents in Iceland is a difficult task despite authorities being familiar with the at-risk population. A more challenging task is communicating that same information with a transient population i.e., the increasing number of tourists who visit Iceland and engage in activities on and around Iceland's volcanoes. Increased tourism results in greater numbers of tourists exposed to potentially harmful…
The sublime attraction of active volcanoes
This article attempts to understand the value and meaning of a hazardous natural environment for tourists. It focuses on the attraction of volcanic sites in the eyes of sensation-seeking hikers. The research is based on a participatory observation study and in-depth interviews with 11 hikers on the Laugavegur hiking trail, in the Highlands of Iceland. The research questions addressed in this article are, do hikers experience a threat from the nat…
Pollen, Plague & Protestants
Until recently, Icelandic monasticism has been considered remote from European monasticism and that it had little impact upon medieval Icelandic society. Focussing upon a monastic site in northern Iceland (Þingeyraklaustur), palaeoecological data is utilised to explore the role of Icelandic monasticism with regard to land use in order to discern whether or not the aforementioned conventions hold true. In particular, are changes in land use associ…
Cereal cultivation as a correlate of high social status in medieval Iceland
Effects of the Hekla 4 tephra on vegetation in Northwest Iceland
Life on the periphery is tough
Long- and short-term climate variations in the North Atlantic have been of sufficient magnitude to leave a discernible mark on the history of vegetation and landscape stability in Iceland during the Holocene. A reconstruction of early- and mid-Holocene vegetation around Lake Kagaðarhóll, Northwest Iceland, examines how climate fluctuations have affected the terrestrial ecosystem. A thorough reconstruction has been made using pollen and plant macr…
Decline of Birch Woodland Cover in Þjórsárdalur Iceland from 1587 to 1938
Erosional Effects on Terrestrial Resources over the last Millennium in Reykjanes, Southwest Iceland
The study presents the effect of soil erosion on vegetation, soil accumulation (SA), SA rate (SAR), soil quality, soil mass, and the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool in Brown Andosols and Histosols in a 24-km area in southwest Iceland. Undisturbed prehistoric soils were distinguished from disturbed historic soils using tephrochronology. Soil erosion has been severe during historic time (last 1135 yr), resulting in the increase of the soil mass depo…
Conceptual Models of 1200 Years of Icelandic Soil Erosion Reconstructed Using Tephrochronology
With reference to 18 tephra isochrones, we present six reconstructions of landscapes in South Iceland at precise times through the last 1200 years and develop three related models of soil erosion. Before the late ninth century A.D., the landscapes of Iceland were without people and resilient to natural processes. The initial impact of human settlement in the ninth century AD was most profound in ecologically marginal areas, where major anthropoge…
Cereal cultivation as a correlate of high social status in medieval Iceland
Conceptual Models of 1200 Years of Icelandic Soil Erosion Reconstructed Using Tephrochronology
With reference to 18 tephra isochrones, we present six reconstructions of landscapes in South Iceland at precise times through the last 1200 years and develop three related models of soil erosion. Before the late ninth century A.D., the landscapes of Iceland were without people and resilient to natural processes. The initial impact of human settlement in the ninth century AD was most profound in ecologically marginal areas, where major anthropoge…
The vegetation and land use histories of two farms in Iceland
Pollen, Plague & Protestants
Until recently, Icelandic monasticism has been considered remote from European monasticism and that it had little impact upon medieval Icelandic society. Focussing upon a monastic site in northern Iceland (Þingeyraklaustur), palaeoecological data is utilised to explore the role of Icelandic monasticism with regard to land use in order to discern whether or not the aforementioned conventions hold true. In particular, are changes in land use associ…
Effects of the Hekla 4 tephra on vegetation in Northwest Iceland
Life on the periphery is tough
Long- and short-term climate variations in the North Atlantic have been of sufficient magnitude to leave a discernible mark on the history of vegetation and landscape stability in Iceland during the Holocene. A reconstruction of early- and mid-Holocene vegetation around Lake Kagaðarhóll, Northwest Iceland, examines how climate fluctuations have affected the terrestrial ecosystem. A thorough reconstruction has been made using pollen and plant macr…
Conceptual Models of 1200 Years of Icelandic Soil Erosion Reconstructed Using Tephrochronology
With reference to 18 tephra isochrones, we present six reconstructions of landscapes in South Iceland at precise times through the last 1200 years and develop three related models of soil erosion. Before the late ninth century A.D., the landscapes of Iceland were without people and resilient to natural processes. The initial impact of human settlement in the ninth century AD was most profound in ecologically marginal areas, where major anthropoge…
Erosional Effects on Terrestrial Resources over the last Millennium in Reykjanes, Southwest Iceland
The study presents the effect of soil erosion on vegetation, soil accumulation (SA), SA rate (SAR), soil quality, soil mass, and the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool in Brown Andosols and Histosols in a 24-km area in southwest Iceland. Undisturbed prehistoric soils were distinguished from disturbed historic soils using tephrochronology. Soil erosion has been severe during historic time (last 1135 yr), resulting in the increase of the soil mass depo…
Decline of Birch Woodland Cover in Þjórsárdalur Iceland from 1587 to 1938
Life on the periphery is tough
Long- and short-term climate variations in the North Atlantic have been of sufficient magnitude to leave a discernible mark on the history of vegetation and landscape stability in Iceland during the Holocene. A reconstruction of early- and mid-Holocene vegetation around Lake Kagaðarhóll, Northwest Iceland, examines how climate fluctuations have affected the terrestrial ecosystem. A thorough reconstruction has been made using pollen and plant macr…
Cereal cultivation as a correlate of high social status in medieval Iceland
Effects of the Hekla 4 tephra on vegetation in Northwest Iceland
Pollen, Plague & Protestants
Until recently, Icelandic monasticism has been considered remote from European monasticism and that it had little impact upon medieval Icelandic society. Focussing upon a monastic site in northern Iceland (Þingeyraklaustur), palaeoecological data is utilised to explore the role of Icelandic monasticism with regard to land use in order to discern whether or not the aforementioned conventions hold true. In particular, are changes in land use associ…
The sublime attraction of active volcanoes
This article attempts to understand the value and meaning of a hazardous natural environment for tourists. It focuses on the attraction of volcanic sites in the eyes of sensation-seeking hikers. The research is based on a participatory observation study and in-depth interviews with 11 hikers on the Laugavegur hiking trail, in the Highlands of Iceland. The research questions addressed in this article are, do hikers experience a threat from the nat…
Enhancing tourists’ safety in volcanic areas
Providing accurate and timely hazard warnings to residents in Iceland is a difficult task despite authorities being familiar with the at-risk population. A more challenging task is communicating that same information with a transient population i.e., the increasing number of tourists who visit Iceland and engage in activities on and around Iceland's volcanoes. Increased tourism results in greater numbers of tourists exposed to potentially harmful…
Tephra deposits and carbon dynamics in peatlands of a volcanic region
Interactions between tephra deposits from volcanic eruptions and peatland carbon (C) dynamics are poorly understood despite the significant extent of peatlands influenced by tephra worldwide. Tephra falls can affect peat accumulation within a radius of at least 1,000 km. In Iceland, volcanic activity is amongst the highest in the world and it might even increase due to pressure release on subglacial volcanoes. A potent combination of sparse veget…
Landnám , Land Use and Landscape Change at Kagaðarhóll in Northwest Iceland
Palaeoecological studies from across Iceland, in tandem with historical and archaeological examinations, have helped improve our understanding of patterns and processes involved in the initial settlement of Iceland. Here, we present a new high resolution reconstruction of vegetation and landscape dynamics for the farm Kagaðarhóll, a lowland site in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Northwest Iceland, a region with a notable scarcity of known archaeological …
The vegetation and land use histories of two farms in Iceland
Community resilience through the lens of social support
This qualitative study investigated the role of different forms of social capital – bonding, bridging, and linking – in the recovery of families affected by the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland. We interviewed 44 residents in three generations of 12 families, living in the vicinity of the volcano: five in a village and seven in a farming community. We explored what types of social support were considered essential for the recovery, and h…
The Potential of Palynology with Regard to the Archaeology of Medieval Monastery Sites in Iceland
In 2014, as part of the Kortlagning klaustur á Íslandi (Mapping Monasticism in Iceland) archaeological project, bulk samples retrieved from various archaeological sites associated with Icelandic monasticism were subsampled for pollen analysis. The objective was to discern something about the character of the past vegetation that surrounded the sites under archaeological investigation as well as to detect the presence of exotic pollen derived from…
Saga, settlement and sediments at Helgafell, western Iceland
Geography (13 obras) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 obras) · Ecology (9 obras) · Archaeology (8 obras) · Geology (6 obras) · Environmental Science (5 obras) · Geological formations and processes (5 obras) · Physical geography (5 obras) · Vegetation (pathology (5 obras) · Aeolian processes and effects (4 obras)