Portrait photo of Lena Bergström

Lena Bergström

Researcher, Institute of Coastal Research, joint staff
Phone
+46104784116
Ecosystem analysis unit, Institute of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) Associate professor, Head of unit

Presentation

Lena is a marine ecologist specialised in human impacts on marine ecosystems and the development of indicators and assessment models. Her research informs the development of ecosystem-based coastal and marine management, including fisheries, spatial planning and restoration. She is active in expert groups within HELCOM and ICES, Chair of the Helcom expert group on food webs and Sweden’s member of the ICES Science Committee.

Research

MSP4MORE - MSP tools for integrating Multiple sustainability objectives under expansion of Offshore Renewable Energy. EU Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership 2025-2028

WIND4COCO: Wind farms in marine ecosystems - towards a sustainable expansion in coexistence with conservation and fisheries. Swedish Environmental Agency and Vattenfall, 2024-2027 

Implementation of Ecosystem-Based Marine Management in pilot areas. Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, ongoing

Integrated ecosystem analyses. Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, ongoing

EBM Platform for integrated ecosystem models, tools and analyses. Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, ongoing

BESTmarine - Baltic Sea ecosystem services applications: Transboundary support to the  sustainable use of marine resources. Swedish Institute. 2024-2026

Vattenvägar för marin mångfald - Ett kunskapshöjande projet som gynnar havets ekosystemtjänster 2025-2027. Europeiska havs-, fiskeri- och vattenbruksfondens program för Finland. (Led by the Government of Åland)

Other recent or currently relevant projects

MPA4 Sustainability: Enhancing the role of MPAs in restoring biodiversity while maintaining access to ecosystem services. Led by DTU Aqua - Biodiversea 2022-2025

Nordic BioBuz - Integrated, multi-use business model for offshore wind establishments. 2024-2025. Nordic Innovation (Led by RISE -Research Institutes of Sweden)

2050 Scenarios for Nordic Oceans. 2025. Nordic Innovation. (Led by DNV- Det Norske Veritas)

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

Current expert groups and networks

  • ICES Science Committee (SCICOM).
  • HELCOM Expert group on Food webs (EG Foodwebs)
  • ICES Working Group on Integrated Assessment of the Baltic Sea (WGIAB)
  • ICES Working Group on offshore renewable energy (WGORE)

Selected scientific publications

Kraufvelin, P., J. Olsson, L. Bergström, U. Bergström, A.C. Bryhn (2025) Ecological restoration measures for shallow coastal habitats of the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak – effectiveness, costs and knowledge gaps. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109353.

Faithfull, CF, L Bergström (2025)  Temporal changes in the Bothnian Sea food web reveal a deterioration linked to fishing pressure and recent eutrophication, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 3, March 2025, fsaf025, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf025

Roux, M. J., Pedreschi, D. (eds) (2024) ICES Framework for Ecosystem-Informed Science and Advice (FEISA). ICES Cooperative Research Reports Vol. 359. 39 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25266790

Bergström, L, R. Fredriksson, U. Bergström, E. Rydin, L. Kumblad (2023) Fish community responses to restoration of a eutrophic coastal bay. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01907-3 
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 52, pages556–570. https://doi.org/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 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.08.012.

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 50:101319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101319 

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 209: 105644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105644 

Belgrano, A,  C Novaglio,  H Svedäng,  S Villasante,  C.J. Melián,  T Blenckner, U Bergström,  L Bergström, A Bryhn, V Bartolino, M Sköld,  M Tomczak,  S Wikström, A Skriver Hansen, S Linke, R Emmerson, A Morf & K Tonnesson (2021) Mapping and evaluating Marine Protected Areas and Ecosystem Services: a transdisciplinary Delphi forecasting process framework. Front. Ecol. Evol. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.652492 

Korpinen, S., Laamanen, L., Bergström, M. Nurmi, J. H. Andersen, J. Haapaniemi, E..T..Harvey, C. J. Murray, M. Peterlin, E. Kallenbach, K. Klančnik, U. Stein, L. Tunesi, D. Vaughan, J. Reker (2021). Combined effects of human pressures on Europe’s marine ecosystems. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01482-x

Selected reports and popular publications

Nordic Innovation (2025) Nordic Oceans 2025 Future scenarios for the Nordic ocean economy. https://pub.norden.org/nordicinnovation2025-05/

ICES (2025) Workshop to scope for Harmonized Regional Monitoring Schemes to Assess the Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Fish, Pelagic and Benthic Communities and Ecosystem Functions (WKOMO). ICES Scientific Reports. 7:73. 57 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.29370575

Bergström L, Erlandsson M, Öhman MC, Kulatska N, Sundqvist F, Fredriksson R, Bergström U (2025) Viktiga livsmiljöer för fisk i svenska kust- och havsområden: Stöd till tillståndsärenden för havsbaserad vindkraft. Aqua reports 2025:6. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.6784qlb9sk

Bolund, E., Andersson, M. L., Olin, A., Bergström, L., Olsson, J. (2025) Påverkansanalys kustfisk – Analys av geografiska samband mellan påverkansfaktorer och statusbedömningar. Aqua reports 2025:4.  https://doi.org/10.54612/a.7nvktgh84i

Faithfull, C.L., S.A. Wikström, L. Bergström (2024) Konceptuella modeller som stöd för ekosystembaserad förvaltning. Fallstudier från Södra Bottenhavet och Stockholms skärgårds pilotområden. Havs-och vattenmyndigheten Rapport 2024:14. Konceptuella modeller som stöd för ekosystembaserad förvaltning

Koehler, B., Dannewitz, J., Bergström, L. (2024) Kan havsbaserad vindkraft påverka vandrande lax? Aqua notes 2024:28. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.206iiu3m7t

HELCOM (2024) Status of coastal fish communities in the Baltic Sea 2016-2020 - the fourth thematic assessment. Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings n°198. . 

Larsson S., Sundblad G., Sophia G-R, Bergström L., Dannewitz J., Valentinsson D., Wennhage H., Bolund E., Holmgren K. (2024) Bedömning av status för nationellt förvaltade fisk- och skaldjursbestånd. Aqua notes 2024:13. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.4knd3ar0hg  

Wikström, SA, L. Bergström, P. Thor (red.) (2024) Ekosystemtjänstanalyser som stöd för en regional ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning. Havs- och vattenmyndigheten. Rapport 2024:05.

HELCOM (2023) State of the Baltic Sea. Third HELCOM holistic assessment 2016-2021. Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings n°194. https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/State-of-the-Baltic-Sea-2023.pdf 

HELCOM (2023) HELCOM Thematic assessment of biodiversity 2016-2021. Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings 191. https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HELCOM-Thematic-assessment-of-biodiversity-2016-2021-Main-report.pdf 

Bartolino, V., Koehler, B., Bergström, L. (2023) Climate effects on fish in Sweden – Species Climate Information Sheets for 32 taxa in marine and coastal waters. Aqua notes 2023:17. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.4lmlt1tq5j

Bartolino, V., Bergström, L., Erlandsson, M., Koehler, B. (2023) Potential future climate change effects on Swedish fish and fisheries. Aqua reports 2023:9.  https://doi.org/10.54612/a.69d4ds9ph6

Zweifel, U.L., Gipperth, J., Bergström, L., Ivarsson Westerberg, A., Stage, J., Sundblad, E-L., Wennhage, H., Westholm, A. (2023) Stärkt uppföljning och utvärdering av åtgärdsprogrammet för havsmiljön. Rapport nr. 2023:2, Havsmiljöinstitutet

Jönsson, K.I. L.A. Widenfalk, L. Bergström, K. Elofsson, J. Alkan Olsson, E. Öckinger, M. Karlsson, Helena Hanson, Scott Cole, Jonas Josefsson, Henrik Josefsson (2023) Ekologisk kompensation som verktyg i miljömålsarbetet - Syntes från en forskningssatsning. Naturvårdsverket Rapport 7103. 82 s

Koehler, B., Bergström, L. (2023). Havsbaserad vindkraft i samexistens med fiske, vattenbruk och naturvård? En inledande kunskapssammanställning. Aqua reports 2023:4. Uppsala: Institutionen för akvatiska resurser. https://doi.org/10.54612/a.4or8sfk59u

ICES (2023) Workshop on pathways to climate-aware advice(WKCLIMAD).ICES Scientific Reports. 5:25. 99pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.22196560  

Bergström, L., Svahn, E., Adill, A. (2023). Provfiske efter strömming i södra Bottenhavet – översikt av äldre studier och återbesök 2022. Aqua notes 2023:1.  https://doi.org/10.54612/a.6rd1p380jp 

Wikström, S, E. Ehrnsten, E. Gustafsson, J. Hansen, M. Löf, C. Rolff, E. Smedberg, M. Tomzcak, E. Undeman, L. Bergström, A. Karlsson, J. Olsson, H. Wennhage (2022) Förslag på pilotområde för ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning i Stockholms skärgård. Rapport 1/2022 Östersjöcentrum, Stockholms universitet

Bergström, U., G Sundblad, T Söderqvist, S Cole, L Hasselström, P Kraufvelin, P-O Moksnes, SA Wikström, L Bergström (2022) Kompensation för miljöpåverkan vid kustexploatering– dagens tillämpning av ekologisk kompensation och särskild fiskeavgift samt möjlig vidareutveckling. Aqua reports 2022:21

ICES (2022) The Second Workshop on Lists of Commercial Fish and Shellfish species for reporting of MSFD D3 (WKD3Lists2). ICES Scientific Reports. 4:80. 131 pp.
 http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.21318255

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

ICES (2022) Workshop on Ecosystem Based Fisheries Advice for the Baltic (WKEBFAB; outputs from 2021 meeting). ICES Scientific Reports. 4:36. 54 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19704238

Wennhage, H, Naddafi, R, Mustamäki, N, Orio, A, Bergström, L, Sköld, M, Bergenius, M, Valentinsson, D, Olsson, J (2021) Påverkansanalys fisk – till åtgärdsprogram för havsmiljön. Aqua reports ; 2021:22

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

HELCOM (2021) Essential fish habitats in the Baltic Sea – Identification of potential spawning, recruitment and nursery areas. HELCOM. https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Essential-fish-habitats-in-the-Baltic-Sea.pdf

UN (2021) Changes in capture fisheries and harvesting of wild marine invertebrates  Chapter 15 in the second world ocean assessment II. Volume II. 

Kraufvelin P, Olsson J, Bergström U, Bryhn A, Bergström L (2021) Restoration measures for coastal habitats in the Baltic Sea: cost-efficiency and areas of highest significance and need. Report HELCOM ACTION

Ebenhard, T., Bergström, L., Hägerhäll, C., Johansson, M., Lennartsson, T., Sandström, C., Tunón, H., Öberg Ben Ammar, L. (2021). Utarmning och restaurering av landekosystem Ett svenskt perspektiv på IPBES-rapporten Land degradation and restoration. Naturvårdsverket rapport 6948.