Lena Bergström

Lena Bergström is Associate professor (Docent) at SLU Aqua, Institute of coastal research, where she is head of the Ecosystem Analysis unit. 

International networks and groups

ICES Science Committee (SCICOM), national member for Sweden

ICES Working Group on Integrated Assessment of the Baltic Sea (WGIAB)

Chair of HELCOM Expert Group on Foodwebs (EG FOODWEB)

HELCOM Project for Baltic-wide assessment of coastal fish communities in support of an ecosystem based management (HELCOM FISH-PRO III)

Other

SLU Aqua Group for quality assurance of  scientific knowledge support

MPA4 Sustainability: Enhancing the role of MPAs in restoring biodiversity while maintaining access to ecosystem services. Led by DTU Aqua - Biodiversea 2022-2024

Implementation of Ecosystem-Based Marine Management in pilot areas - Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management 2019- 2023  

Integrated ecosystem analyses - Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management 2019-  

Vindval: Effekter av havsbaserad vindkraft på marint liv - Naturvårdsverket och Energimyndigheten 2020-2021

ECOCOA (Environmental compensation in coastal areas) - Swedish environmental Protection Agency 2018-2021 

Pan Baltic Scope - Cofunded by the European maritime and fisheries fund for the European Union 2018-2019, WP-lead

HELCOM HOLAS II (Second holistic assessment of the ecosystem health of the Baltic Sea) - Baltic Sea Environment Protection Commission 2015-2018, Project coordinator

2011-ongoing: SLU Aqua, Institute of Coastal research, researcher  

2006-2011: Swedish Board of Fisheries, researcher and head of unit

2005-2006: Stockholm University, Department of Botany. Postdoctoral researcher

2005: PhD Umeå University, Sweden 

1997: MSc Åbo Akademi University, Finland  

Recent scientific publications

• Ruskule, A., J. Kotta, C. R. Saha, P. Arndt, D. Ustups, S. Strāķe, L. Bergström (2022) Testing the concept of green infrastructure at the Baltic Sea scale to support an ecosystem-based approach to management of marine areas. Marine Policy 147. doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105374

• Naddafi, R., Ö. Östman, L. Bergström, N. Mustamäki, M. Appelberg, J. Olsson (2022) Improving assessments of coastal ecosystems – Adjusting coastal fish indicators to variation in ambient environmental factors. Ecological Indicators (145):109604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109604

• Kraufvelin, P., L. Bergström, F. Sundqvist, M. Ulmestrand, H. Wennhage, A. Wikström, U. Bergström (2022) Rapid re-establishment of top-down control at a no-take artificial reef. Ambio. DOI 10.1007/s13280-022-01799-9

• Koehler, B., Erlandsson, M., Karlsson, M., Bergstrom, L. (2022) Species richness and functional attributes of fish assemblages across a large-scale salinity gradient in shallow coastal areas. Biogeosciences, 19, 2295–2312. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2295-2022

• Bryhn, A.C., A Grände, M Setzer, K-M Johansson, L Bergström (2021) Ecosystem-based fisheries management is attainable, affordable, and should be viewed as a long-term commitment: Experiences from Lake Vättern, Sweden, Journal of Great Lakes Research

• Cole, S., P-O Moksnes, T Söderqvist, SA Wikström, G Sundblad, L Hasselström, U Bergström, P Kraufvelin, L. Bergström. (2021) Environmental compensation for biodiversity and ecosystem services: a flexible framework that addresses human wellbeing. Ecosystem Services

• Depellegrin, D., H.S. Hansen, L. Schrøde, L. Bergström, G. Romagnoni, J. Steenbeek, M. Gonçalves, G. Carneiro, L. Hammar, J. Pålsson, J. Schmidtbauer Crona, D. Hume, J. Kotta, M. Fetissov, A. Miloš, J. Kaitaranta, S. Menegon (2021) Current status, advancements and development needs of geospatial decision support tools for marine spatial planning in European Seas. Ocean and Coastal management. 

• Korpinen, S., Laamanen, L., Bergström, L. et al. (2021) Combined effects of human pressures on Europe’s marine ecosystems. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01482-x

Recent reports

• Bergström, L., M. C Öhman, C. Berkström, M. Isæus, L. Kautsky, B. Koehler, A. Nyström Sandman, H. Ohlsson, R. Ottvall, and H. Schack (2022) Effekter av havsbaserad vindkraft på marint liv: En syntesrapport om kunskapsläget 2021. Naturvårdsverket Rapport 7049

• Faithfull, C, Koehler, B, Bergström, U, Berkström, C., Erlandsson, M., Fetterplace, L., Karlsson, A., Olsson, J., Svanfeldt, K., Thor, P., Wikström, S.A. and L. Bergström (2021) Kunskapsunderlag för ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning i Bottenhavet. Aqua reports 2021:13

• Bergström, L., U Bergström, S Cole, L Hasselström, P Kraufvelin, P-O Moksnes, G Sundblad, T Söderqvist, SA Wikström (2021). Ekologisk kompensation i kustmiljön - Hur kan man uppväga förluster av biologisk mångfald och ekosystemtjänster i samband med mänsklig verksamhet i kustområdet? Naturvårdsverket Rapport 6994

• Bergström, L, P Borgström, HG Smith, S Bergek, P Caplat, M Casini, J Ekroos, A Gårdmark, C Halling, M Huss, AM Jönsson, K Limburg, P Miller, L Nilsson, L Sandin (2020) Klimatförändringar och biologisk mångfald – Slutsatser från IPCC och IPBES i ett svenskt perspektiv. (Climate change and biodiversity – conclusions from the IPCC and IPBES in a Swedish perspective - in Swedish) SMHI och Naturvårdsverket. Klimatologi Nr 56

SLU Aqua, Second HELCOM holistic assessment of the ecosystem health of the Baltic Sea, ICES WGIAB, HELCOM FISH-PRO III, SLU Environmental monitoring and assessment program Coastal and Sea Areas

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