Lab Manager/Research Biologist  (2023 - current)
M.Sc. Student
May 2011 to May 2013
Co-supervised by Dr. G. Blouin-Demers (University of Ottawa)
Thesis topic: Physiological impacts of commerical fisheries capture on eastern Ontario freshwater turtles
Lab Publications (10)
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Twardek, W.M., Stoot, L.J., Cooke, S.J., Lapointe, N.W.R., and Browne, D.R. In press. Fate of translocated American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) in the lower Ottawa River and passage behaviour at a multi-channel barrier. River Research and Applications 2021:1-11.
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Stoot, L.J., D.P. Gibson, S.J. Cooke and M. Power. 2018. Assessing the potential for using low frequency electric deterrent barriers to reduce lake sturgeon (Acipenser fluvescens) entrainment. Hydrobiologia. 813:223-235.
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Cairns, N.A., L.J. Stoot, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Using behavioral observations to develop escape devices for freshwater turtles entrapped in fishing nets. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 8:4-14.
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Gutowsky, L.F.G., L.J. Stoot, N.A. Cairns, J.D. Thiem, J.W. Brownscombe, A.J. Danylchuk, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Biologgers reveal post-release behavioural impairments of freshwater turtles following interactions with fishing nets. Animal Conservation. 20:350-359.
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Midwood, J.D., N.A. Cairns, L.J. Stoot, S.J. Cooke and G. Blouin-Demers. 2015. Bycatch mortality can cause extirpation of four freshwater turtle species. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 25:71-80.
Other Publications
Lee F. G. Gutowsky , J. Gobin , N. J. Burnett , J. M. Chapman , L. J. Stoot, and S. Bliss. (2013) Smartphones and Digital Tablets: Emerging Tools for Fisheries Professionals, Fisheries, 38:10, 455-461