Alfred Sandström

My main interest is the interactions between people and their local environments and how this is manifested in the large lakes of Sweden and to a lesser extent coastal areas of the Baltic Sea. More specifically, I have been working with the dynamics of littoral as well as pelagic parts of aquatic ecosystems with particular emphasis on fisheries, spatial variability and environmental disturbances.

Primary work topics and projects:

Collaborative research involving fisheries stakeholders

Conservation and restoration of vulnerable fish species

Development of fish sampling methods in littoral and pelagic habitats

Assessment of the status of freshwater fisheries and lake ecosystems

Environmental and human-induced impacts on freshwater fishes

Impacts on grazing cattle on aquatic habitats

I am involved in the data collection on fish in Sweden´s large lakes. Together with some of my collagues I am a representative in SAMSAS - that aim to coordinate various aspects of SLU Aquas environmental analysis programmes

Sandström, A & G. Sundblad. 2024. Reduktionsfiske - en tänkbar åtgärd för att förbättra vattenkvaliteten i Hjälmaren? Aqua Reports 2024: 55 s.

Sandström, A., J. Norrgård, T. Axenrot, H. Ragnarsson-Stabo, M. Setzer & T. Jonsson (2024). Collaborative research enhances selectivity in a lake fishery. Fisheries Management and Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/fme.12723.

Bunnell, D.B, O. Anneville, J. Baer, C.W. Bean, K.K. Kahilainen, A. Sandström, O.M. Selz, P. Vonlanthen, J. Wanzenböck, & B.C. Weidel (2024). How diverse is the toolbox? A review of management actions to conserve or restore coregonines. International Journal of Limnology 60: 5.

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