A long-term research project was therefore established in West, North, and South Iceland in 2009 and 2011, on fertile, cultivated soils where shelterbelts were growing around at least part of the area.
Verkefnin voru sett út sem blokkatilraunir í frjósaman, unnin jarðveg, þar sem skjólbelti skýldu að minnsta kosti hluta svæðisins.