Patrik Rönnbäck
Professor in Sustainable development at Department of Earth Sciences; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 83 75
- E-mail:
- patrik.ronnback@geo.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Campus Gotland, Cramérgatan 3
SE-62157 Visby
Sweden - Postal address:
- Uppsala universitet, Campus Gotland
SE-62167 Visby
Sweden
- Academic merits:
- Docent
Short presentation
- Professor Sustainable Development, focus Natural Resources
Research website: http://www.geo.uu.se/forskning/nrhu/pagaende-forskning/ekosystemtj%C3%A4nster/
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Biography
Professor (2009) in Sustainable development with focus on natural resources. Academic background from Stockholm University: PhD Systems Ecology (2001) and Associate Professor Natural Resource Management (2007).
Personal academic interest and expertise include applications of sustainability assessments, economic valuation, management, policy and governance in the context of eco-labelling of food commodities, ecosystem services trade-offs, recreational fisheries and nature tourism.
Extensive experience of developing, leading and administrating courses/programs, as well as teaching as lecturer on a large variety of university courses covering aspects of sustainable development, natural resource management, ecological economics, environmental science, ecology, etc.Research
Interdisciplinary research background from the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and Stockholm University where he was awarded a PhD in 2001. Academic interest and expertise include applications of sustainability assessments, economic valuation, management, policy and governance in the context of eco-labelling of food commodities, ecosystem services trade-offs, recreational fisheries and nature tourism.
Rönnbäck was the chair (2019-2023) of the dynamic and expanding interdisciplinary research program Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University. This research program acknowledges that the environment and its natural resources and ecosystem services constitute a prerequisite for strong sustainable development. Research focus is on sustainability transformations and transitions in thematic areas such as energy, climate change leadership, food, biodiversity, tourism and coastal zones.

Publications
Selection of publications
Eco-certification of Farmed Seafood: Will it Make a Difference?
Part of Ambio, p. 659-674, 2013
Hållbart vattenbruk: potential och utmaningar
Part of Havsbruk som håller i längden, p. 229-246, Forskningsrådet Formas, 2013
Part of Encyclopedia of biodiversity, p. 189-201, Academic Press, 2013
Mangrove ecosystem services and the potential for carbon revenue programmes in the Solomon Island
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 485-496, 2011
Part of Global Environmental Change, p. 227-239, 2009
Part of Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, p. 95-110, 2008
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 594-600, 2008
Ethnobiology, socio-economics and adaptive management of mangroves: a review
Part of Aquatic Botany, p. 220-236, 2008
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 44-52, 2007
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 313-324, 2007
Havets naturkapital: Gratis men livsnödvändigt arbete
Part of Mat, råvaror och energi - en kunskapsresa i Linnés anda, p. 71-90, FORMAS, 2007
The natural capital of the sea. Ecosystem services - free of cost but priceless in worth
Part of Food, raw materials and energy: A knowledge journey in the spirit of Linnaeus, p. 71-90, FORMAS, 2007
Part of Ambio, p. 534-544, 2007
Part of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, p. 24, 2006
Re-establishment of epibiotic communities in reforested mangroves of Gazi Bay, Kenya
Part of Wetlands Ecology and Management, p. 527-538, 2006
Shift in fish assemblage structure due to loss of seagrass Zostera marina habitats in Sweden
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 123-132, 2006
Part of Aquatic Living Resources, p. 137-147, 2006
Part of Ecology and Society, p. 1-13, 2005
Use of replanted mangroves as nursery grounds by shrimp communities in Gazi Bay, Kenya
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 535-544, 2005
Miljö och fiskerinäring efter flodvågen: vad görs för att skapa en hållbar återuppbyggnad?
Part of Kungl. Skogs- och lantbruksakademiens tidskrift, 2005
Links between humans and seagrasses: an example from tropical East Africa
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 361-387, 2004
Part of Encyclopedia of Energy, p. 97-108, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004
Ecosystem services of the tropical seascape: interactions, substitutions and restoration
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 27-46, 2003
Mangrove dependence and socio-economic concerns in shrimp hatcheries of Andhra Pradesh, India
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 344-352, 2003
Odlad fisk är mindre miljövänlig än många tror
Part of Torskar torsken?, p. 93-102, Forskningsrådet Formas, 2003
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 427-436, 2002
Part of Environment, Development and Sustainability, p. 185-200, 2002
Part of Ambio, p. 537-542, 2002
Seagrass ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
Part of Ambio, p. 588-596, 2002
Misplaced critique: assumptions and applications of the ecological footprint
Part of Beijer discussion paper series, 2002
Shrimp aquaculture: state of the art
2001
Mangroves and seafood production: the ecological economics of sustainability
2001
The ‘ecological footprint’: communicating human dependence on nature’s work
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 351-355, 2000
Ecosystem perspectives on management of disease in shrimp pond farming
Part of Aquaculture, p. 145-161, 2000
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 135-141, 2000
Part of Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, p. 185-198, Academic Press, 2000
The ecological basis for economic value of seafood production supported by mangrove ecosystems
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 235-252, 1999
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 223-234, 1999
Part of Journal of Applied Phycology, p. 89-97, 1999
Recent publications
Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates
Part of Communications Earth & Environment, 2025
- DOI for Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates
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Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
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A Delphi‐study to identify drivers of future angling participation in five Nordic countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
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Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Imagination, reality, and reproduction: Comparing Perceptions of Coastal Sea Trout Anglers, Real Catches, and Sea Trout Spawning Activity
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Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, p. 310-322, 2023
- DOI for Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
- Download full text (pdf) of Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
All publications
Articles in journal
Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates
Part of Communications Earth & Environment, 2025
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Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
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A Delphi‐study to identify drivers of future angling participation in five Nordic countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for A Delphi‐study to identify drivers of future angling participation in five Nordic countries
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Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Imagination, reality, and reproduction: Comparing Perceptions of Coastal Sea Trout Anglers, Real Catches, and Sea Trout Spawning Activity
- Download full text (pdf) of Imagination, reality, and reproduction: Comparing Perceptions of Coastal Sea Trout Anglers, Real Catches, and Sea Trout Spawning Activity
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, p. 310-322, 2023
- DOI for Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
- Download full text (pdf) of Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
Part of Fisheries Research, 2023
- DOI for What you see isn't always what you get: On how anglers' fish stock perceptions are influenced by motivations, satisfaction and engagement
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Part of Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2022
- DOI for Been there, done that?: Effects of centrality-to-lifestyle and experience use history on angling tourists' loyalty to a Swedish salmon fishery
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Strong and weak sustainability in Nordic aquaculture policies
Part of Aquaculture, 2022
- DOI for Strong and weak sustainability in Nordic aquaculture policies
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Part of Fisheries Research, 2022
- DOI for To eat or not to eat, coastal sea trout anglers' motivations and perceptions of best practices for catch and release
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Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2021
- DOI for Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries
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Part of Fisheries Research, 2020
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2020
- DOI for Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries
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Recreational fishing for sea trout – Resource for whom and to what value?
Part of Fisheries Research, p. 380-389, 2018
Part of Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, p. 950-969, 2018
Eco-Labeled Seafood: Determinants for (Blue) Green Consumption
Part of Sustainability, 2016
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Miljömärkning av fisk och skaldjur - hur långt räcker det?
Part of Havsutsikt, p. 8-10, 2015
Mangrove ecosystem services and the potential for carbon revenue programmes in the Solomon Island
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 485-496, 2011
Part of Global Environmental Change, p. 227-239, 2009
Part of Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, p. 95-110, 2008
Ethnobiology, socio-economics and management of mangrove forests: A Review
Part of Aquatic Botany, p. 220-236, 2008
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 594-600, 2008
Ethnobiology, socio-economics and adaptive management of mangroves: a review
Part of Aquatic Botany, p. 220-236, 2008
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 44-52, 2007
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 313-324, 2007
Part of Ambio, p. 534-544, 2007
Part of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, p. 24, 2006
Re-establishment of epibiotic communities in reforested mangroves of Gazi Bay, Kenya
Part of Wetlands Ecology and Management, p. 527-538, 2006
Shift in fish assemblage structure due to loss of seagrass Zostera marina habitats in Sweden
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 123-132, 2006
Part of Aquatic Living Resources, p. 137-147, 2006
Part of Ecology and Society, p. 1-13, 2005
Use of replanted mangroves as nursery grounds by shrimp communities in Gazi Bay, Kenya
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 535-544, 2005
Miljö och fiskerinäring efter flodvågen: vad görs för att skapa en hållbar återuppbyggnad?
Part of Kungl. Skogs- och lantbruksakademiens tidskrift, 2005
Links between humans and seagrasses: an example from tropical East Africa
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 361-387, 2004
Ecosystem services of the tropical seascape: interactions, substitutions and restoration
Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, p. 27-46, 2003
Mangrove dependence and socio-economic concerns in shrimp hatcheries of Andhra Pradesh, India
Part of Environmental Conservation, p. 344-352, 2003
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 427-436, 2002
Part of Environment, Development and Sustainability, p. 185-200, 2002
Part of Ambio, p. 537-542, 2002
Seagrass ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
Part of Ambio, p. 588-596, 2002
Misplaced critique: assumptions and applications of the ecological footprint
Part of Beijer discussion paper series, 2002
The ‘ecological footprint’: communicating human dependence on nature’s work
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 351-355, 2000
Ecosystem perspectives on management of disease in shrimp pond farming
Part of Aquaculture, p. 145-161, 2000
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 135-141, 2000
The ecological basis for economic value of seafood production supported by mangrove ecosystems
Part of Ecological Economics, p. 235-252, 1999
Part of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p. 223-234, 1999
Part of Journal of Applied Phycology, p. 89-97, 1999
Part of Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Articles, review/survey
Biodiversity’s contributions to sustainable development
Part of Nature Sustainability, p. 1083-1093, 2019
- DOI for Biodiversity’s contributions to sustainable development
- Download full text (pdf) of Biodiversity’s contributions to sustainable development
Eco-certification of Farmed Seafood: Will it Make a Difference?
Part of Ambio, p. 659-674, 2013
Chapters in book
Part of Reframing the Case Method in Entrepreneurship Education, p. 150-162, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022
- DOI for Fishing for sustainability: a case about recreational fishing, tourism, and sustainable entrepreneurship
- Download full text (pdf) of Fishing for sustainability: a case about recreational fishing, tourism, and sustainable entrepreneurship
Part of Reference Module in Life Sciences, p. 1-14, Elsevier, 2017
Hållbart vattenbruk: potential och utmaningar
Part of Havsbruk som håller i längden, p. 229-246, Forskningsrådet Formas, 2013
Part of Encyclopedia of biodiversity, p. 189-201, Academic Press, 2013
Havets naturkapital: Gratis men livsnödvändigt arbete
Part of Mat, råvaror och energi - en kunskapsresa i Linnés anda, p. 71-90, FORMAS, 2007
The natural capital of the sea. Ecosystem services - free of cost but priceless in worth
Part of Food, raw materials and energy: A knowledge journey in the spirit of Linnaeus, p. 71-90, FORMAS, 2007
Part of Encyclopedia of Energy, p. 97-108, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004
Odlad fisk är mindre miljövänlig än många tror
Part of Torskar torsken?, p. 93-102, Forskningsrådet Formas, 2003
Part of Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, p. 185-198, Academic Press, 2000