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Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir

Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir

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Ecology and Evolution
Iceland
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
14129
World Ranking
2935
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Iceland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland. Their research spans a range of topics within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a particular focus on atmospheric science and ecology. Their work extensively addresses climate change impacts, cryospheric studies, and ecological dynamics in Arctic and alpine ecosystems.

Their recent publications provide insight into various aspects of tundra ecosystems and environmental monitoring. Notable papers include:

  • "Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems" (2022, Arctic Science)
  • "Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Multiscale mapping of plant functional groups and plant traits in the High Arctic using field spectroscopy, UAV imagery and Sentinel-2A data" (2021, Environmental Research Letters)
  • "A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network" (2022, Arctic Science)
  • "Evolutionary history of grazing and resources determine herbivore exclusion effects on plant diversity" (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

Jónsdóttir frequently collaborates with a set of researchers who appear repeatedly as co-authors. These include Isabel C. Barrio, Kari Klanderud, Matteo Petit Bon, Robert D. Hollister, and Kari Anne Bråthen.

Their published work is commonly found in journals such as Arctic Science, Ecology Letters, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Ecology, and Nature. These venues reflect their engagement with both specialized Arctic research and broader ecological and environmental science communities.

Their main fields of study are Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Research topics emphasized in Jónsdóttir's work cover a wide array of environmental and ecological issues, notably:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Best Publications

  • Plant community responses to experimental warming across the tundra biome

    Marilyn D Walker;C Henrik Wahren;Robert D Hollister;Greg H R Henry

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Peter M. van Bodegom;Rien Aerts;Terry V. Callaghan

  • Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Thorvaldur Thordarson;Ármann Höskuldsson;Gudrún Larsen

  • Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Anna Maria Fosaa

  • Arctic mosses govern below-ground environment and ecosystem processes

    J. L. Gornall;I. S. Jónsdóttir;S. J. Woodin;R. Van der Wal

  • Changing Arctic Snow Cover: A Review of Recent Developments and Assessment of Future Needs for Observations, Modelling, and Impacts

    Stef Bokhorst;Stine Højlund Pedersen;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker;Oleg Anisimov

  • Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

    Janet Prevéy;Mark Vellend;Nadja Rüger;Robert D. Hollister

  • Status and trends in Arctic vegetation: Evidence from experimental warming and long-term monitoring

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Mariana García Criado;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Virve Ravolainen

  • Clonal plants and environmental change : Introduction to the proceedings and summary

    Terry V. Callaghan;Bengt Å. Carlsson;Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir;Brita M. Svensson

  • Variable temperature effects of Open Top Chambers at polar and alpine sites explained by irradiance and snow depth

    Stef Bokhorst;Ad Huiskes;Rien Aerts;Peter Convey

  • Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate variation tested using the International Tundra Experiment

    S F Oberbauer;S C Elmendorf;T G Troxler;R D Hollister

  • Lava field evolution and emplacement dynamics of the 2014–2015 basaltic fissure eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland

    G.B.M. Pedersen;A. Höskuldsson;T. Dürig;T. Thordarson

  • Variable sensitivity of plant communities in Iceland to experimental warming

    Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir;Borgthór Magnússon;Jón Gudmundsson;Ásrún Elmarsdóttir

  • Clonal diversity and allozyme variation in populations of the arctic sedge Carex bigelowii (Cyperaceae).

    B O Jonsson;I S Jonsdottir;Nils Cronberg

  • Responses to Projected Changes in Climate and UV-B at the Species Level

    Terry V. Callaghan;Lars Olof Björn;Yuri Chernov;Terry Chapin

  • Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

    Janet S. Prevéy;Christian Rixen;Nadja Rüger;Toke T. Høye

  • Interrelationships between different generations of interconnected tillers of Carex bigelowii

    Ingibjorg S. Jonsdottir;Terry V. Callaghan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ármann Höskuldsson
Ármann Höskuldsson University of Iceland
Elisabeth J. Cooper
Elisabeth J. Cooper University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
David S. Hik
David S. Hik Simon Fraser University
Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield
Esther Lévesque
Esther Lévesque Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Robert D. Hollister
Robert D. Hollister Grand Valley State University
Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Magnús T. Gudmundsson University of Iceland
Ulf Molau
Ulf Molau University of Gothenburg
Thorvaldur Thordarson
Thorvaldur Thordarson University of Iceland
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh

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