Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information

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Keizer, P. S., Gajewski, K., & Mcleman, R. (2015). Forest dynamics in relation to multi-decadal late-Holocene climatic variability, eastern Ontario, Canada. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology,219, 106-115. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.04.001

The source that I chose is from an online database. The title of the article is Forest Dynamics in Relation to Multi-Decadal Late-Holocene Climatic Variability, Eastern Ontario, Canada. I have determined that this is an Academic, peer reviewed research article as the authors of this paper are experts in the field. Furthermore, there are in-text citations used throughout the paper, and a reference list with the sources used are provided at the end of the paper, which informs me that the material used in the paper is from academic sources. As this paper has also been reviewed by at least one referee prior to publication, and thus I was able to determine that it is a peer-reviewed paper. In addition, the authors report methods and details regarding how data was collected, as well as results, thus informing the readers that it is in fact research material.

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