@mastersthesis {47482,
	title = {The relationship between northern pike (Esox lucius) and wood frogs (Rana sylatica) in boreal Alberta},
	volume = {Biological Sciences},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {94},
	address = {University of Alberta},
	abstract = {A number of studies have demonstrated that the stocking of fish into a fishless waterbody can have a negative impact on the local amphibian population. This study focuses on interactions between northern pike ( Esox lucius ) and populations of wood frog (Rana sylvatica ) in boreal Alberta. In experimental ponds stocked with both northern pike and wood frog tadpoles, northern pike were found to have a negative impact on the activity and survival of wood frog tadpoles to metamorphosis. However, 9 years of monitoring amphibian abundance at a boreal Alberta lake show a different trend. This fishless lake was stocked with northern pike in 2001, but this has not had a visible effect on the adult and metamorph abundance of the local wood frog population. These conflicting results pose a problem when making recommendations for conserving amphibian populations while maintaining recreational fishing opportunities in Alberta.},
	keywords = {Amphibia, fish},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304954297},
	author = {Norris, Kirsten Claire}
}
