Effects of fish stocking on ecosystem services: An overview and case study using the Stockholm Archipelago

• Published in: Environmental management (New York) Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 799 - 820
• Main Authors: HOLMLUND, Cecilia M, HAMMER, Monica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer 01.06.2004; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anguilla anguilla; Animal Husbandry; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Applied ecology; Archipelagoes; Biological and medical sciences; Case studies; Conservation of Natural Resources; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Ecosystem; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental management; Fish; Fish stocking; Fisheries; Food Chain; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Hydroelectric power; Indigenous species; Introduced species; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Population Dynamics; Salmo; Salmo salar; Salmon; Sport fishing; Stizostedion lucioperca; Sweden; Sweden; Europe; Sweden, Stockholm; Case study; Restocking; Vertebrata; Ecosystem; Pisces; Fry; Environmental management; Stock

In this article, we focus on documented and possible effects of fish stocking in terms of ecosystem services. The increasing use of fish stocking between 1970 and 2000 in the semiurban setting of Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, is used as case study. The objective is to analyze this management practi...