Aspects of the population and reproductive ecology of the mountain birch have already been investigated, e.g the density and size distribution of trees in different areas, their reproductive effort and the germination of the seed crop.
Því hafa ýmsar rannsóknir verið gerðar á sandinum meðal annars gróðurkortlagning, svipfarsgreining á birkinu og spírunarprófun birkifræja.