Edda Sigurdís Oddsdóttir

sviðstjóri rannsóknasviðs

Staða: sviðstjóri rannsóknasviðs frá 2016.

Fagsvið: Jarðvegslíffræði, svepprótarrannsóknir og heilbrigði skóga. Einnig vistfræðirannsóknir, einkum áhrif skóga á vistkerfi.

 
Mógilsá
Mógilsá við Kollafjörð, Kjalarnesi, 116 Reykjavík

Alþjóðlegt samstarfsverkefni um rannsóknir á hlýnun á náttúrufar ýmissa íslenskra þurrlendisvistkerfa

2020
Edda Sigurdís Oddsdóttir

Skýra samband umhverfisþátta, lifunar og æskuvaxtar nýgróðursettra skógarplantna

2020
Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir

Kanna hvernig birkikemba leggst á mismunandi kvæmi birkis og áhrif skordýrabeitar á vöxt og þrótt birkis

2020
Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir

Vöktun á trjásjúkdómum og meindýrum, skráningar og athuganir. Vöktunarverkefni

2020
Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir

2016-            Research Director at the Icelandic Forest Research

2004-2016: Senior Research Scientist at the Icelandic Forest Research

2001-2004: Visiting PhD student at the University of Helsinki

2000-2001: Research Scientist at the Icelandic Forest Research

1997-2000: Research Assistant at the Icelandic Forest Research

Autumn/winter 1996: Research Assistant at IceTecs Biotechnology department

Education:

Ph.D. degree in soil biology from the University of Iceland, 2010

M.Sc. degree in biology from the University of Iceland, 2002

Teachers Certificate Diploma from the University of Iceland, 1997

B.Sc. degree in biology from the University of Iceland, 1995

Peer-reviewed papers and book chapters

Hrafnkelsdottir, B. , Sigurdsson, B. D., Oddsdottir, E. S., Sverrisson, H. and Halldorsson, G. (2020), T he effect of insect herbivory on seed production of Lupinus nootkatensis, an introduced species in I celand. Agr Forest Entomol. doi: 10.1111/afe.12368

Walker, Tom W. N. …Oddsdottir, Edda S. …Verbruggen, Erik (2020). A systemic overreaction to y ears versus decades of warming in a subarctic grassland ecosystem. Nature Ecology & Evolution. DOI 10.1038/s41559-019-1055-3

Jurga Motiejūnaitė, ….. Edda Sigurdis Oddsdottir and Tarja Lehto (2019). Cultural ecosystem s ervices provided by the biodiversity of forest soils: A European review. Geoderma 343, 19-30

Mark R Bakker, ……, Edda Sigurdis Oddsdottir, …. and Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia (2019). B elowground biodiversity relates positively to ecosystem services of European forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2 (6), 1-26

Hrafnkelsdottir, B. , Sigurdsson, B. D., Oddsdottir, E. S., Sverrisson, H. and Halldorsson, G. (2019), Winter survival of Ceramica pisi (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Iceland. Agr Forest Entomol. doi:10.1111/afe.12323

Jurga Motiejūnaitė, Isabella Børja, Ivika Ostonen, Mark Ronald Bakker, Brynhildur Bjarnadottir, Ivano Brunner, Reda Iršėnaitė, Tanja Mrak, Edda Sigurdis Oddsdóttir and Tarja Lehto (2019). C ultural ecosystem services provided by the biodiversity of forest soils: A European review. Geoderma, 343, 19-30

Parts, K., L. Tedersoo, A. Schindlbacher, B. D. Sigurdsson, N. I. W. Leblans, E. S. Oddsdottir, W. Borken, and I. Ostonen. (2018). A cclimation of Fine Root Systems to Soil Warming: Comparison of an E xperimental Setup and a Natural Soil Temperature Gradient. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10021-018-0280-y.

Rosenstock, N., M. Ellström, E. Oddsdottir, B. D. Sigurdsson, and H. Wallander. (2018) . Carbon s equestration and community composition of ectomycorrhizal fungi across a geothermal warming g radient in an Icelandic spruce forest. Fungal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2018.05.010.

Sigurdsson, B. D., Leblans, N. I. W., . . . Oddsdottir E.S., . . . Janssens, I. (2016). G eothermal e cosystems as natural climate change experiments: The ForHot research site in Iceland as a case s tudy. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 29, 53-71

Oddsdottir E.S. (2014). S elfoss Declaration Achievements Report. TemaNord 2014:555. Nordisk Ministerråd, Copenhagen, Denmark, 58pp

Halldórsson, G., Sigurðsson, B.D., Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E.S., Eggertsson, Ó., Ólafsson, E. (2013) N ew arthropod herbivores on trees and shrubs in Iceland and changes in pest dynamics: A r eview. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences. 26, 69-84

Raftoyannis, Y., Bredemeier, M., Buozyte, R., Lamersdorf, N., Mavrogiakoumos, A., Oddsdóttir, E. and Velichkov, I. (2011). A fforestation Strategies with Respect to Forest-Water Interactions. In: Bredemeier, M., Cohen, S., Godbold, D.L., Lode, E., Pichler, V. and Schleppi, P. (eds). Forest Management and the Water Cycle. An Ecosystem Based Approach. Ecological studies 212 225-246.

Elmarsdottir A., Sigurdsson B.D., Oddsdottir E.S., Fjellberg A., Gudleifsson B.E., Magnusson B., Olafsson E., Halldorsson G., Gudmundsson G.A., Eyjolfsdottir G.G., Skarphedinsson K.H., Ingimarsdottir M. and Nielsen O.K. (2011) Áhrif skógræktar á tegundaauðgi. [The effects of afforestation on species abundance] Náttúrufræðingurinn 81: 69-81. (In Icelandic with English summary).

Oddsdottir, E.S., Nielsen, C., Sen, R., Harding, S., Eilenberg, J. and Halldorsson, G. (2010). D istribution patterns of entomopathogenic fungi in soil and birch symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi a cross native woodland and degraded habitats in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences. 23, 34-49

Oddsdottir, E.S., Eilenberg, J., Sen, R. and Halldorsson, G. (2010). T he effects of insect pathogenic s oil fungi and ectomycorrhizal inoculation of birch seedlings on the survival of Otiorhynchus larvae. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 12, 319-324.

Oddsdottir, E.S., Eilenberg, J., Sen, R., Harding, S., and Halldorsson, G. (2010). E arly reduction of O tiorhynchus larval root herbivory of Betula pubescens by beneficial soil fungi. Applied Soil Ecology. 45, 168-174.

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Svavarsdóttir,K. and Halldórsson,G. (2008). T he influence of afforestation and land r eclamation on soil arthropods in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Science. 21 3-13

Elmarsdottir, A., Fjellberg, A., Halldorsson, G., Maria Ingimarsdottir, Olafur K. Nielsen, Per Nygaard, Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sigurdsson, B.D. (2008). Effects of afforestation on biodiversity. In: Halldorsson, G., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sigurdsson, B.D. (eds). Affornord. Afforestation in the Nordic countries. TemaNord 2008:562. 39-49

Halldorsson, G., and Oddsdottir, E.S. (2008). Preface. In: Halldorsson, G., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sigurdsson, B.D. (eds). Affornord. Afforestation in the Nordic countries. TemaNord 2008:562. 7-9

 

Other contributions to academic publications

Oddsdottir, E.S, Halldórsson, P. and Barkarson, B.H. (2019). Science-Policy Interaction in Icelandic Forestry. In: R. Päivinen and L. Käär (Eds.) Tools for improving science-policy interaction in forestry – Approaches in Leveraging Forest Research in Northern and Central European Countries. PROCEEDINGS of SNS-EFINORD Network meeting and international workshop Tools for improving science-policy interaction in forestry. May 15-16, 2018. Hosted by NIBIO and Skogkurs (Forestry Extension Institute), Biri, Norway. Tapio Report NR 36. 54-59

Oddsdottir, E., and Snorrason, A. (2017). Country Report – Iceland. In: R. Päivinen and L. Käär (Eds.) F rom Forest Research to Forestry Practice - Approaches in Leveraging Forest Research in Northern a nd Central European Countries. Proceedings from SNS-EFINORD network meeting and international w orkshop: Tools for improving science-practice interaction in forestry. Warsaw, Poland, May 11, 2017. Tapio Report nr 20. Tapio Oy, Helsinki. 71-73.

Oddsdóttir, E. S., Elmarsdóttir, Á., Grétarsdóttir, J., and Sigurðsson, B. D. (2017). Áhrif Holuhraunsgossins á gróður á Fljótsdalshéraði [The effect of the Holuhraun eruption on vegetation at Fljótsdalsherad, East Iceland]. In B. D. Sigurðsson and G. Stefánsdóttir (Eds.):

Áhrif Holuhraunsgossins á umhverfi og heilsu [The effect of the Holuhraun eruption on environment and human health] Rit LbhÍ nr. 83. Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands 87-91. (In Icelandic)

Sigurðsson, B. D., Gunnarsdóttir, G. E., Elmarsdóttir, Á., Magnússon, B., and Oddsdóttir, E. S. (2017). Mælingar á sýrustigi jarðvegs í mólendi og skógum á Fljótsdalshéraði fyrir og eftir Holuhraunsgosið [Measurements of pH in heathland and forest soil in East Iceland, before and after the Holuhraun eruption]. In B. D. Sigurðsson and G. Stefánsdóttir (Eds.): ÁÁhrif Holuhraunsgossins á umhverfi og h eilsu [The effect of the Holuhraun eruption on environment and human health] Rit LbhÍ nr. 83. Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands. 92-95. (In Icelandic)

Sigurðsson, B. D., Stefánsdóttir, H. M., Heiðarsson, L., and Oddsdóttir, E. S. (2017). Mælingar á efnasamsetningu straumvatns í níu ám á Fljótsdalshéraði fyrir og eftir Holuhraunsgosið [Chemical analysis of nine streams in East Iceland, before and after the Holuhraun eruption]. In B. D. Sigurðsson and G. Stefánsdóttir (Eds.): Áhrif Holuhraunsgossins á umhverfi og heilsu [The effect of the Holuhraun eruption on environment and human health] Rit LbhÍ nr. 83. Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands. 65-72. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E. S., Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., & Sverrisson, H. (2017). Heilsufar trjágróðurs á árinu 2016 [Forest health in 2016]. Ársrit Skógræktarinnar 2016, 22-25

Oddsdottir, E.S., and Sverrisson, H. (2016) Heilsufar trjágróðurs á árinu 2015. [Forest health in 2015] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2015. Skógrækt ríkisins 24-27. (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdottir, E.S., Sverrisson, H. and Halldórsson, G. (2016). Rannsóknir á ertuyglu. Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2015. [Studies on Broom moth in Iceland] Skógrækt ríkisins 12-14 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2015). Skógrækt á Brunasandi [Afforestation at Brunasandur]. In Brunasandur – mótun lands og samfélags í yngstu sveit á Íslandi [Brunasandur – the development of land and community in Icelands’ youngest rural area). Dynskógar – Sögufélag Vestur-Skaftfellinga: 347-352

Oddsdottir, E.S., and Sverrisson, H. (2015) Heilsufar trjágróðurs á árinu 2014. [Forest health in 2014]

Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2014. Skógrækt ríkisins 8-11. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S., Sverrisson, H. and Hrafnkelsdóttir, B. (2014) Heilsufar trjágróðurs á árinu 2013 [Forest health in 2013] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2013. Skógrækt ríkisins 8-11. (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdottir, E.S., and Halldórsson, G. (2014). Skordýrafaraldrar á birki á Austurlandi undanfarin 100 ár. [Insect pests in east Iceland the last 100 years] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2013. Skógrækt ríkisins 13-15. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S., and Sverrisson, H. (2013) Heilsufar trjágróðurs á árinu 2012. [Forest health in 2012]

Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2012. Skógrækt ríkisins 8-11. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S., Sverrisson, H., Hrafnkelsdóttir, B. and Halldórsson, G. (2012). Ástand trjágróðurs á árinu 2011 [Forest health in 2011] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2011. Skógrækt ríkisins 20-23. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Sverrisson, H. and Halldórsson, G. (2012). Ertuygla

Skógarpósturinn, fréttabréf Félags skógareiganda á Suðurlandi. 12.árg. 5.tbl.:3-6. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sigurðsson, B.D. (2012). Jarðhitaskógurinn Forhot: nýtt samstarfsverkefni á sviði skógvistfræði [The geothermal forest ForHot: a new research project in forest ecology] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2011. Skógrækt ríkisins 16-19. (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdottir, E.S., Sverrisson, H. and Halldórsson, G. (2012). Varnir gegn ertuyglu [Defences against the Broom Moth] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2011. Skógrækt ríkisins 13-15. (In Icelandic)

Eggertsson, O., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Hreiðarsson S. (2011). Kynning á rannsóknaverkefni: Kastaníuskógurinn í Belasitsa fjöllum í Búlgaríu [An introduction of a research project: The Castanea sativa forests of the Belasitsa mountains in Bulgaria] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2010. Skógrækt ríkisins. 34-35. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S. (2011). Útbreiðsla og tegundagreining svepprótar-og skordýrasníkjusveppa í jarðvegi og áhrif þeirra á skordýrabeit á trjáplönturótum [Distribution and identification of ectomycorrhizal and insect pathogenic fungi from soil and their impact on insect herbivory on tree roots. A PhD thesis from the University of Iceland in June 2010.] Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2010. Skógrækt ríkisins. 28-33. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S., Snorrason, A., Eggertsson, O., Hrafnkelsdottir, B. and Halldorsson, G. (2011). KolBjörk. Endurheimt birkivistkerfa og kolefnisbinding [CarBirch. Reclamation of birch ecosystems and carbon sequestration]. Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2010. Skógrækt ríkisins. 23-26. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sverrisson, H. (2011). Skaðvaldar í skógrækt [Pests and diseases in forestry]. Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2010. Skógrækt ríkisins. 14-16. (In Icelandic)

Stefánsdóttir, H.M., Sigurðarson, B.D., Bjarnadóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Ólafsson, J.S. (2010). Lauf í læk: flutningur laufs í læki og niðurbrot þess. [Leaf into stream: the transportation and decomposition of leafs in Icelandic streams]. Skógræktarritið 2010, 44-50 (In Icelandic).

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2010). Ertuygla [The Broom moth caterpillar]. Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2009. Skógrækt ríkisins. 18-19. (In Icelandic)

Sverrisson, H. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2010). Skaðvaldar í skógrækt [Pests and diseases in forestry]. Ársrit Skógræktar ríkisins 2009. Skógrækt ríkisins. 16-17. (In Icelandic)

Sverrisson, H. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2009). Skaðvaldar í skógi árið 2008 [Pests and diseases in forestry during the year 2008]. Skógrækt ríkisins 1908-2008 Ársrit 2008. Skógrækt ríkisins. 29-31. (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2009). Tengsl svepprótar og jarðvegsþátta í lerkiskógi [The relationship between mycorrhizae and soil properties in larch forests]. Skógrækt ríkisins 1908-2008 Ársrit 2008. Skógrækt ríkisins. 24-26. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Elmarsdóttir, Á. and Sigurðarson, B.D. (2008). Líffræðilegur fjölbreytileiki í kjölfar skógræktar [The effects of afforestation on biodiversity]. Ársskýrsla 2007. Skógrækt ríkisins. 28-31. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Fjellberg, A. and Halldórsson, G. (2008). Tíðni og tegundasamsetning mordýra (Collembola) í misgömlum skógarreitum í Skorradal [Frequency and species composition of Collembola in forests of different age]. Ársskýrsla 2007. Skógrækt ríkisins. 32-34. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2008). AFFORNORD. Áhrif nýskógræktar á vistkerfi, landslag og byggðaþróun [AFFORNORD. The effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development]. Ársskýrsla 2007. Skógrækt ríkisins. 35-37. (In Icelandic)

Sverrisson, H. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2008). Skaðvaldar í skógi árið 2007 [Pests and diseases in forestry during the year 2007]. Ársskýrsla 2007. Skógrækt ríkisins. 38-40. (In Icelandic)

Sverrisson, H. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2007). Asparglytta, nýtt vandamál í ösp og víði [Phratora vitellinae – a new pest on Salix species]. Við skógareigendur, 2tbl. 1 árg. 15. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2007). Asparglytta – nýtt meindýr [Phratora vitellinae – a new pest in Iceland]. Laufblaðið – Fréttablað Skógræktarfélags Íslands, 16 tbl, 2.árg. 19 (In Icelandic).

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar á þéttleika jarðvegsdýra [The effects of afforestation on soil animal density]. Ársskýrsla 2006. Skógrækt ríkisins. 26-27. (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). AFFORNORD – Áhrif nýskógræktar á vistkerfi, landslag og byggðaþróun [AFFORNORD. The effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development]. Ársskýrsla 2006. Skógrækt ríkisins. 24-25. (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar með birki (Betula pubescens) og lerki (Larix sibirica) á þróun og fjölbreytileika svepprótar [The effects of afforestation with birch and larch on myncorrhizal development and diversity]. Ársskýrsla 2006. Skógrækt ríkisins. 28-31. (In Icelandic)

 

Editorial work

Edda S. Oddsdóttir, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson and Pétur Halldórsson (eds). (2019) Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Hallormsstað 3.-4.april 2019. Útdrættir og stuttgreinar Rit Mógilsár. Rannsóknastöðvar skógræktar: 37/2019 87pp [The Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference, Hallormsstað, April 3rd-4th 2019, Abstracts and Short Communications. In Icelandic]

Edda S. Oddsdóttir, Rakel J. Jónsdóttir and Bjarni D. Sigurðsson (eds). (2012) Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Húsavík 27.-29.mars 2012. Útdrættir erinda og veggspjalda. Rit Mógilsár. Rannsóknastöðvar skógræktar: 26/2012 34pp [The Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference, Húsavík, March 27th -29th 2012, Abstracts. In Icelandic]

Edda S. Oddsdóttir, Ólafur Eggertsson and Bjarni D. Sigurðsson (eds). (2011) Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Reykjanesi 23.-25.mars 2011. Rit Mógilsár. Rannsóknastöðvar skógræktar: 24/2011 51pp [The Proceedings of the Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference, Reykjanesi, March 23rd -25th 2011. In Icelandic]

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (editor). (2011). Mógilsárfréttir, 1 tbl., 24. Árgangur [The Icelandic Forest Research Newsletter, 1.ed. Vol. 24]

Halldorsson, G., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Sigurdsson, B.D. (eds). (2008). Affornord. Afforestation in the Nordic countries. TemaNord 2008:562 122pp

Halldorsson, G., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Eggertsson, Ó. (eds). (2007). Effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development. Proceedings of the AFFORNORD conference, Reykholt Iceland, June 18-22 2005. TemaNord 2007:208

Conference publications

Oddsdóttir E.S. (2019) Áhrif skógræktar á kolefnisjöfnuð Íslands [The effect of afforestation on carbon balance in Iceland]. Seminar at The biannual Conference on Biology in Iceland, October 17 – 19 2019

Oddsdóttir E.S. (2019) Climate change, forest pests and forest productin in the Nordic countries. Seminar at the NordGen Forest Conference 2019: Future forest health – early detection and mitigation of invasive pests and diseases in Nordic forests. Hveragerði, September 17-18 2019

Motiejunaite, J., Bakker, M., Borja, I., Brunner, I., Mrak, T., Oddsdottir, E., & Bjarnadóttir, B. (2017). Cultural ecosystem services from belowground. Paper presented at the 9th international conference on biodiversity research, Daugavpils

Oddsdottir, E. S., Wallander, H., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2016). The effects of elevated soil temperatures on ecomycorrhizal community and litter decomposition in a sitka spruce forest in southern Iceland. Paper presented at The 5th meeting of COST action FP1305 Biolink - Belowground biodiversity and global change, 24-26 October 2016, Prague Czech Republic

Oddsdottir, E. S., Maljanen, M., Maljanen, J., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2015). Organic matter decomposition in sitka spurce forest under natural soil warming gradient in Iceland. Paper presented at the The 2nd meeting of COST action FP1305 BioLink - Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forest, Krakow, Poland, 17-19 March 2015

Oddsdottir, E. S., Fjellberg, A., Elmarsdottir, A., Halldorsson, G., & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2015). The effects of afforestation on Collembola density and species number. Paper presented at the The 2nd meeting of COST action FP1305 BioLink - Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forests, Krakow, Poland, 17-19 March 2015

Oddsdottir E.S., Thoen E, Wallander H, Anamthawat-Jonsson K, Stefánsdottir HM, Sigurdsson BD. (2013) The effects of elevated soil temperatures on ectomycorrhizal community and litter decomposition in a Sitka spruce forest in Iceland. Poster presentation at Final Conference of COST FP0803, Bordeaux 2013

Elmarsdottir, E., Sigurdsson, B.D., Oddsdottir, E.S., Fjellberg, A., Gudleifsson, B.E., Magnusson, B., Olafsson, E., Halldorsson, G., Gudmundsson, G.A., Eyjolfsdottir, G.E., Skarphedinsson, K.H., Ingimarsdottir, M. and Nielsen, O.K. (2010). Áhrif skógræktar á tegundafjölda plantna, dýra og sveppa. Niðurstöður SKÓGVISTAR-verkefnisins [Effects of afforestation on species richness of flora, fauna and funga in Iceland]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2010. 253-260

Stefansdottir, H.M., Sigurdsson, B.D., Bjarnadottir, B., Oddsdottir, E.S. and Olafsson, J.S. (2010). Áhrif gróðurs á vatnasviðum á magn lífræns efnis sem berst út í læki [The effects of vegetation at water sheds on the amount of organic matter in water streams]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2010. 182-191

Halldórsson, G., Snorrason, A., Aradóttir, Á.L., Sigurðsson, B.D., Oddsdóttir, E.S., Eggertsson, Ó., Kolka, P. and Arnalds, Ó. (2009). KolBjörk. Endurheimt birkivistkerfa og kolefnisbinding [KolBjörk. Reclamation of birch ecosystems and carbon sequestration]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2009. 438- 442

Oddsdottir, E.S., Fjellberg, A., Elmarsdottir, A. and Halldorsson, G. (2009). The effects of afforestation on Collembola density and species number. In: Finér, L., Laurén, A., and Lier, M. (eds.). Adapting Forest Management to Maintain the Environmental Services: Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity and Water. Abstracts and Programme of an International Conference at Koli National Park, Finland in 21.–24.9.2009 78 (http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2009/mwp133.pdf)

Oddsdottir, E.S., Elmarsdottir, A., Sigurdsson, B.D., Gudleifsson, B.E., Olafsson, E., Eyjolfsdottir, G.G., Nielsen, O.K., Hrafnkelsdottir, B., Fjellberg, A., Magnusson, B., Gudmundsson, G.A., Halldorsson, G., Skarphedinsson, K.H., and Ingimarsdóttir, M. (2009). Effects of afforestation on species richness of flora and fauna in Iceland. In: Finér, L., Laurén, A., and Lier, M. (eds.). Adapting Forest Management to Maintain the Environmental Services: Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity and Water. Abstracts and Programme of an International Conference at Koli National Park, Finland in 21.–24.9.2009 35 (http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2009/mwp133.pdf)

Oddsdottir, E.S., Eilenberg, J., Nielsen, C., Sen, R. And Halldorsson, G. (2008). Soil inoculation with beneficial soil microorganism: a method to enhance afforestation in Iceland and Faroe Islands. Raunvísindaþing 2008 65

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E.S., Óskarsson, Ú. and Halldórsson, G. (2008). Áhrif skógræktar með lerki (Larix sibirica) og birki (Betula pubescens) á þróun og fjölbreytileika svepprótar [The effects of afforestation with larch (Larix sibirica) and birch (Betula pubescens) on development and diversity of mycorrhiza]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2008. 110-116 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Fjellberg, A., Elmarsdóttir, Á. and Halldórsson, G. (2008). Áhrif skógræktar með mismunandi trjátegundum á tíðni og fjölbreytileika mordýra (Collembola) [The effects of afforestation with different tree species on Collembolan density and diversity]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2008. 103-110 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S., Sveinsdóttir, A., Elmarsdóttir, Á., Sigurdsson, B.D., Pétursson, J.G., Eggertsson, Ó. and Halldórsson, G. (2008). AFFORNORD áhrif nýskógræktar á vistkerfi, landslag og byggðaþróun [AFFORNORD the effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2008. 409-412 (In Icelandic)

Stefánsdóttir, H.M., Einarsdóttir, K., Orradóttir B., Bjarnadottir, B., Oddsdottir, E.S., Georgsson, F., Sigurðsson, F., Medelyte, G., Gíslason, G.M., Halldórsson, G., Óskarsson, H., Óskarsson, H., Ólafsson, J.S., Broska, J., Friberg, N., Guðjónsson S. and Sigurdsson, B.D. (2008). SkógVatn – Kynning á rannsóknarverkefni um áhrif skógræktar og landgræðslu á vatnaviskerfi [ForStreams - the effect of afforestation and revegetation on stream ecosystems]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2008. 515-519 (In Icelandic)

Sverrisson, H. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2008). Asparglytta – nýtt vandamál á víði og ösp [Phratora vitellinae – a new pest on willow and black poplar in Iceland]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2008. 417- 418 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Þróun jarðvegsörverusamfélaga við skógareyðingu og skóggræðslu [The effects of deforestation and afforestation on soil microbes]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2007. 146-150 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar á þéttleika jarðvegsdýra [The effects of afforestation on soil arthropods]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2007. 404-407 (In Icelandic)

Hrafnkelsdóttir, B., Oddsdóttir, E.S., Ritter, E. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar með birki (Betula pubescens) og lerki (Larix sibirica) á þróun og fjölbreytileika svepprótar [The effects of afforestation with birch (Betula pubescens) and larch (Larix sibirica) on mycorrhizal development and diversity]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2007. 414-418 (In Icelandic)

Halldórsson, G. and Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar á vistkerfi, byggðaþróun og landslag [The effects of afforestation on ecosystem, rural development and landscape]. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2007. 21-22 (In Icelandic). 404-407

Arneberg, A., Nygaard, P.H., Stabbetorp, O.E., Sigurdsson, B.D. and Oddsdottir E.S. (2007). Afforestation effects on decomposition and vegetation in Iceland. In: Halldórsson G., Oddsdóttir E.S., and Eggertsson O. (eds). Effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development. TemaNord 2007:508. 75-80

Halldórsson, G. and Oddsdottir, E.S. (2007). ICEWOODS The effects of afforestation on the abundance of soil fauna in Iceland. In: Halldórsson G., Oddsdóttir E.S., and Eggertsson O. (eds). Effects of afforestation on ecosystems, landscape and rural development. TemaNord 2007:508. 147- 152

Seminars without publication

Oddsdottir, E., Fjellberg, A., Halldorsson, G., Elmarsdottir, A., Gudleifsson, B. E.& Sigurdsson, B. D. (2013). Soil carbon and soil animals across Siberian larch, lodgepole pine, Sitka spruce and mountain birch chronosequences in Iceland. Seminar at SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION, for climate, food security and ecosystem services. International conference Reykjavík, Iceland, May 26.-29. 2013

Oddsdottir, E. S., Thoen, E., Wallander, H., Anamthawat-Jonsson, K., Stefánsdottir, H. M. & Sigurdsson, B. D. (2013). The effects of elevated soil temperatures on ectomycorrhizal community and litter decomposition in a Sitka spruce forest in Iceland. Poster presentation at Final Conference of COST FP0803, Bordeaux

Oddsdottir, E. (2013). Mycorrhizae in eroded soil -is it there and does it really matter?- Seminar at Afforestation to protect soils, rehabilitate derelict land and sequester carbon. An International Workshop held in South Iceland 23rd to 26th of October, 2013

Oddsdottir, E. S. 2012. Skordýraplágur eftir kvæmum og klónum Seminar at Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Húsavík, 27.-29.mars 2012 (In Icelandic)

Oddsdottir, E.S. (2012). The effects of afforestation with larch and birch on soil biota at East Iceland. Seminar at Larix 2012 conference at Hallormsstadur, September 11-13 2012

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2012). Skordýraplágur eftir kvæmum og klónum [The effects of clonal and provenances difference on insect pests]. Seminar at Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Húsavík, March 27-29 2012

Oddsdottir E.S., Leivsson, T. and Halldorsson, G. (2011). The effects of birch forest degradation on beneficial soil fungi in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Seminar at Restoring the North – Challenges and Opportunities. Selfoss, Iceland, October 20-22, 2011

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2011). Samanburður á svepprótarmyndun hjá skógarfuru og birki [Comparing ectomycorrhizal formation on pine and birch in different soil]. Seminar at Fagráðstefna skógræktar, Reykjanesi, March 24-25 2011

Oddsdóttir, E.S. (2011). Útbreiðsla og tegundagreining svepprótar- og skordýrasníkjusveppa í jarðvegi og áhrif þeirra á skordýrabeit á trjáplönturótum [Distribution and identification of ectomycorrhizal and insect pathogenic fungi in Icelandic soil, and their mediation of root-herbivore interactions in afforestation]. Seminar at the Agricultural University of Iceland, February 28th 2011

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2008). Lífið í jörðinni [The life in the soil]. Seminar at Takið náttúruna með í reikninginn, conference held by Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, October 10th 2008, University of Iceland

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Sigurdsson B.D. (2008). Líffræðileg fjölbreytni í kjölfar skógrækar [The effects of afforestation on biodiversity]. Seminar at Fagfundur skógræktar, April 4-5 2008, Hvolsvelli

Oddsdóttir, E.S. and Halldórsson, G. (2007). Áhrif skógræktar á þéttleika jarðvegsdýra [The effects of afforestation on the density of soil arthropods]. Seminar at Fagfundur skógræktar, March 22-23 2007, Eiðum.