Tom Staveley

I have a broad background in fresh, brackish and marine ecology with a specialised interest in marine landscape ecology concepts and applications. In particular, fish ecological connectivity using methods such as acoustic telemetry.

In my current role, I am working with Atlantic and pink salmon monitoring and management on the Swedish west coast, boat electrofishing, eDNA applications in fish ecology as well as maerl habitat ecology and conservation. I am also a member of the internationalistion group at SLU Aqua. 

Lecturer in field techniques for understanding fish assemblages

The invasive pink salmon: distribution, reproductive potential and biodiversity threats in Sweden. Swedish Research Council FORMAS funded project 2023-2024. 

Fantastic maerl and where to find it- a comprehensive assessment of the occurrence and importance of Sweden´s hidden marine biogenic reefs. Swedish Research Council FORMAS funded project 2022-2025.

Ph.D in marine ecology. Stockholm University, Sweden

MSc. in marine biology. Stockholm University, Sweden

BSc. (Hons) in marine & environmental science. Murdoch University, Australia

PhD candidate Chiara D'Agata (co-supervisor), Uppsala Univeristy, 2022-2026

BSc. Rebecca Martin (main supervisor), SLU, 2023

BSc. Evelina Klavéus (main supervisor), SLU, 2023

MSc. Felix van der Meijs (main supervisor), Stockholm University, 2020

MSc. Emilie Andersson (co-supervisor), University of Gothenburg, 2020

MSc. Patrik Hernvall (co-supervisor), Stockholm University, 2018

MSc. Nellie Stjärnkvist (co-supervisor), Stockholm University, 2018

BSc. Felix van der Meijs (co-supervisor), Stockholm University, 2017

BSc. Sofie Westerberg (co-supervisor), Stockholm University, 2017

Näslund, J., Staveley, T. A., & Petersson, E. (2024). Standardized intermittent shoreline boat electrofishing for slow-flowing rivers in Sweden. MethodsX, 13, 102907.

Staveley, T. A., van der Meijs, F., & Gullström, M. (2024). Sea trout (Salmo trutta) activity and movement patterns in response to environmental cues in a fjord system. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4(4), e192.

Näslund, J., Andersson, M., Bergek, S., Degerman, E., Donadi, S., Duberg, J., Holmgren, K., Kinnerbäck, A., Sers, B., Staveley, T. and Strömberg, H. (2023). Considerations needed for analysing data from the Swedish Electrofishing RegiSter (SERS), with special reference to the RivFishTIME database of long-term riverine fish surveys. Fauna norvegica, 42, pp.47-51.

Staveley, T. A., & Ahlbeck Bergendahl, I. (2022). Pink salmon distribution in Sweden: The calm before the storm?. Ecology and Evolution, 12(8), e9194.

Staveley, T. A., Hernvall, P., Stjärnkvist, N., van der Meijs, F., Wikström, S. A., & Gullström, M. (2020). Exploring seagrass fish assemblages in relation to the habitat patch mosaic in the brackish Baltic Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 50, 1-7.

Perry, D., Staveley, T., Deyanova, D., Baden, S., Dupont, S., Hernroth, B., ... & Gullström, M. (2019). Global environmental changes negatively impact temperate seagrass ecosystems. Ecosphere, 10(12), e02986.

Staveley, T. A., Jacoby, D. M., Perry, D., van der Meijs, F., Lagenfelt, I., Cremle, M., & Gullström, M. (2019). Sea surface temperature dictates movement and habitat connectivity of Atlantic cod in a coastal fjord system. Ecology and evolution, 9(16), 9076-9086.

Perry, D., Staveley, T. A., Hammar, L., Meyers, A., Lindborg, R., & Gullström, M. (2018). Temperate fish community variation over seasons in relation to large-scale geographic seascape variables. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 75(10), 1723-1732.

Perry, D., Staveley, T. A., & Gullström, M. (2018). Habitat connectivity of fish in temperate shallow-water seascapes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4, 440.

Staveley, T. A., Perry, D., Lindborg, R., & Gullström, M. (2017). Seascape structure and complexity influence temperate seagrass fish assemblage composition. Ecography, 40(8), 936-946.

Nilsson, L., Ogonowski, M., & Staveley, T. A. (2016). Factors affecting the local distribution of the Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis in Baltic offshore waters. Wildfowl, 66(66), 142-158.

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