Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories

In 1998, a forest fire burned 58% of the forested shoreline surrounding Tibbitt Lake, Northwest Territories, including riparian vegetation used by Northern Pike (Esox lucius) as spawning habitat. This presented an opportunity to investigate the effects that habitat disturbance from a natural forest...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Cott, Peter A., Zajdlik, Barry A., Bourassa, Kelly J., Lange, Marc, Gordon, Andrew M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2010
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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1046 2023-05-15T17:46:35+02:00 Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories Cott, Peter A. Zajdlik, Barry A. Bourassa, Kelly J. Lange, Marc Gordon, Andrew M. 2010-04-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1046 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i2.1046 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1046/1050 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1046 doi:10.22621/cfn.v124i2.1046 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 124 No. 2 (2010); 104-112 0008-3550 Northern Pike Esox lucius Northwest Territories spawning and rearing habitat prey forest fire boreal forest oligotrophic lake info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i2.1046 2021-09-02T18:54:16Z In 1998, a forest fire burned 58% of the forested shoreline surrounding Tibbitt Lake, Northwest Territories, including riparian vegetation used by Northern Pike (Esox lucius) as spawning habitat. This presented an opportunity to investigate the effects that habitat disturbance from a natural forest fire had on young-of-the-year (Y-O-Y) Northern Pike. Pike fry were collected from three burned and three unburned sites around Tibbitt Lake in 1999 (the first post-fire spawning season) and again in 2001. Differences in size and relative abundance were evaluated between sites. Y-O-Y Northern Pike were significantly larger at the unburned sites (P<0.01) and the relative abundance of Y-O-Y Northern Pike increased significantly at burned sites (alpha=0.1; P<0.07) following re-vegetation two years post fire. These differences may be due to fire-induced changes in physical habitat or food availability. Forest fires decrease the density of riparian vegetation, which likely provides better spawning and rearing habitat for Northern Pike in the long-term.En 1998, un feu de forêt a brûlé 58% de la rive boisée entourant le lac Tibbitt, situé dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, y compris la végétation riveraine utilisé par le grand brochet (Esox lucius) comme habitat de fraie. Cet événement a présenté une occasion pour étudier les effets causés par un feu de foret sur l'habitat de jeunes de l'année du grand brochet. Les jeunes brochets ont été recueillis sur trois sites brûlées et trois sites non brûlés autour du lac Tibbitt en 1999 (la première année de fraie après le feu de forêt) et à nouveau en 2001. La différence de grandeur et l'abondance relative des poissons ont été analysés entre les différents sites. Les jeunes grands brochets aux sites non-atteints par le feu étaient considérablement plus grands (P < 0,01) que ceux aux sites brulés. Les sites brulés, subissant une rapide revégétation dans les deux années après le feu, ont augmenté en abondance relative de jeunes grands brochets (alpha = 0,1, P < 0,07). Ces différences peuvent être dues aux changements induits par le feu sur l'aspect physique de l'habitat ou sur la disponibilité de nourriture. Les incendies de forêt réduisent la densité de la végétation riveraine, qui fournit probablement de meilleure habitat de fraie et d'alevinage pour le grand brochet à long terme. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Brochet ENVELOPE(-101.672,-101.672,57.880,57.880) Northwest Territories Tibbitt Lake ENVELOPE(-113.351,-113.351,62.534,62.534) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 124 2 104
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topic Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Northwest Territories
spawning and rearing habitat
prey
forest fire
boreal forest
oligotrophic lake
spellingShingle Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Northwest Territories
spawning and rearing habitat
prey
forest fire
boreal forest
oligotrophic lake
Cott, Peter A.
Zajdlik, Barry A.
Bourassa, Kelly J.
Lange, Marc
Gordon, Andrew M.
Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
topic_facet Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Northwest Territories
spawning and rearing habitat
prey
forest fire
boreal forest
oligotrophic lake
description In 1998, a forest fire burned 58% of the forested shoreline surrounding Tibbitt Lake, Northwest Territories, including riparian vegetation used by Northern Pike (Esox lucius) as spawning habitat. This presented an opportunity to investigate the effects that habitat disturbance from a natural forest fire had on young-of-the-year (Y-O-Y) Northern Pike. Pike fry were collected from three burned and three unburned sites around Tibbitt Lake in 1999 (the first post-fire spawning season) and again in 2001. Differences in size and relative abundance were evaluated between sites. Y-O-Y Northern Pike were significantly larger at the unburned sites (P<0.01) and the relative abundance of Y-O-Y Northern Pike increased significantly at burned sites (alpha=0.1; P<0.07) following re-vegetation two years post fire. These differences may be due to fire-induced changes in physical habitat or food availability. Forest fires decrease the density of riparian vegetation, which likely provides better spawning and rearing habitat for Northern Pike in the long-term.En 1998, un feu de forêt a brûlé 58% de la rive boisée entourant le lac Tibbitt, situé dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, y compris la végétation riveraine utilisé par le grand brochet (Esox lucius) comme habitat de fraie. Cet événement a présenté une occasion pour étudier les effets causés par un feu de foret sur l'habitat de jeunes de l'année du grand brochet. Les jeunes brochets ont été recueillis sur trois sites brûlées et trois sites non brûlés autour du lac Tibbitt en 1999 (la première année de fraie après le feu de forêt) et à nouveau en 2001. La différence de grandeur et l'abondance relative des poissons ont été analysés entre les différents sites. Les jeunes grands brochets aux sites non-atteints par le feu étaient considérablement plus grands (P < 0,01) que ceux aux sites brulés. Les sites brulés, subissant une rapide revégétation dans les deux années après le feu, ont augmenté en abondance relative de jeunes grands brochets (alpha = 0,1, P < 0,07). Ces différences peuvent être dues aux changements induits par le feu sur l'aspect physique de l'habitat ou sur la disponibilité de nourriture. Les incendies de forêt réduisent la densité de la végétation riveraine, qui fournit probablement de meilleure habitat de fraie et d'alevinage pour le grand brochet à long terme.
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author Cott, Peter A.
Zajdlik, Barry A.
Bourassa, Kelly J.
Lange, Marc
Gordon, Andrew M.
author_facet Cott, Peter A.
Zajdlik, Barry A.
Bourassa, Kelly J.
Lange, Marc
Gordon, Andrew M.
author_sort Cott, Peter A.
title Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
title_short Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
title_full Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
title_fullStr Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Forest Fire on Young-of-the-year Northern Pike, Esox lucius, in the Northwest Territories
title_sort effects of forest fire on young-of-the-year northern pike, esox lucius, in the northwest territories
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
publishDate 2010
url https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1046
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Northwest Territories
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Territoires du Nord-Ouest
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