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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stoot, L.J., N.A. Cairns, F. Cull, J.J. Taylor, J.D. Jeffrey, F. Morin, J.W. Mandelman, T.D. Clark and S.J. Cooke. 2014. Use of portable blood physiology point-of-care devices for basic and applied research on vertebrates – a review. Conservation Physiology. 2(1):cou011.
Cairns, N.A., L.J. Stoot, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Refinement of bycatch reduction devices to exclude freshwater turtles from commercial fishing nets. Endangered Species Research. 22:251-261.
Nguyen, V.M., S.M. Larocque, L.J. Stoot, N.A. Cairns, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Perspectives of fishers on turtle by-catch and conservation strategies in a small-scale inland commercial hoop net fishery. Endangered Species Research. 22:11-22.
Stoot, L.J., N.A. Cairns, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Physiological disturbances and behavioural impairment associated with the incidental capture of freshwater turtles in a commercial fyke-net fishery. Endangered Species Research. 21:13-23.
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LeDain, M.R.K., S.M. Larocque, L.J. Stoot, N. Cairns, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Assisted recovery following prolonged submergence in fishing nets can be beneficial to turtles: an assessment with blood physiology and reflex impairment. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 12:172-177.
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Our lab celebrates our most recent grad students for defending their MSc and PhD theses (Sept 2023).
September 17, 2023 4:25 am
Lab members assembled at the inaugural SCAS meeting in Montreal in February of 2023.
February 27, 2023 11:01 pm
There were many team members (past and present) at the meeting. Dr. Cooke assumed the role of President of SCAS and will hold that position until the next SCAS meeting in February 2024 in Fredericton. 
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PhD student Jessica Robichaud discusses her turtle research with CBC Radio
November 11, 2022 10:09 pm
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November 2, 2022 4:57 pm
The Canadian Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and the FECPL at Carleton University are developing a research agenda on tipping points and cumulative effects in marine, terrestrial and freshwater systems and associated socio-economic systems. This research agenda will identify current knowledge … Read More
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 19, 2022 4:23 pm
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada at the Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in Calgary in November 2022. https://carleton.ca/biology/2022/dr-steve-cooke-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada/… Read More
