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Citizen observations of reindeer

Dataset homepage

Citation

Þórisson S G, Ágústsdóttir K, Boulanger-Lapointe N (2022). Citizen observations of reindeer. Version 1.4. Icelandic Institute of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zmcqdz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-13.

Description

Since 2017, citizens have been invited to report reindeer sightings by contacting staff at the East Iceland Nature Research Centre directly or by recording observations on the organisation webpage.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

East of Iceland

Sampling

Since 2017, citizens have been invited to report reindeer sightings by contacting staff at the East Iceland Nature Research Centre directly or by recording observations on the organisation webpage.

Method steps

  1. Opportunistic observations

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Rangifer tarandus tarandus
    common name: Reindeer rank: species

Geographic Coverages

East part of Iceland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Skarphéðinn G. Þórisson
originator
position: Researcher
East Iceland Nature Research Centre
5 Bakkavegur
Neskaupstaður
740
IS
email: skarphedinn@na.is
homepage: https://www.na.is/
Kristín Ágústsdóttir
originator
position: Director
East Iceland Nature Research Centre
5 Bakkavegur
Neskaupstaður
740
IS
email: kristin@na.is
homepage: https://www.na.is/
Noemie Boulanger-Lapointe
metadata author
position: Researcher
University of Iceland
IS
email: nbl@hi.is
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-6065
Skarphéðinn G. Þórisson
author
position: Researcher
East Iceland Nature Research Centre
5 Bakkavegur
Neskaupstaður
740
IS
email: skarphedinn@na.is
homepage: https://www.na.is/
Skarphéðinn G. Þórisson
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
East Iceland Nature Research Centre
5 Bakkavegur
Neskaupstaður
740
IS
email: skarphedinn@na.is
homepage: https://www.na.is/
Kristín Ágústsdóttir
administrative point of contact
position: Director
East Iceland Nature Research Centre
5 Bakkavegur
Neskaupstaður
740
email: kristin@na.is
homepage: https://www.na.is/
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