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A source of ecological information is the International Journal of Ecology which can be found by clicking the URL link provided below.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijecol/
A peer-reviewed research article requires the works to be written by an expert in the field, include in-text citation, contain a bibliography, be reviewed by a referee prior to publication, and report methods and results of a field study.
An article that interested me and meets the requirements to be classified as a peer-reviewed research article is “Benthic Macroinvertebrates Diversity as Bioindicator of Water Quality of Some Rivers in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.” (Refer to attachment for research article)
The objective of the research was to clarify and evaluate the water quality of several rivers in East Kalimantan province of Indonesia by utilizing the benthic macroinvertebrates diversity and physical-chemical parameters of the river water.
The research article was written by Fatmawati Patang, Agoes Soegianto, and Sucipto Hariyanto belonging to the Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the Universitas Airlangga. All experts in the field of water quality, biology, and toxicology. For instance, Agoes Soegianto is a PhD recipient and professor at Universitas Airlangga. He is an expert in marine biology, environmental contamination, and ecotoxicology, having completed over 40 research works in his field.
The article includes in-text citation accompanied by a bibliography and was reviewed by Panos V. Petrakis prior to publication. Petrakis is associated with the Institute for Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems as a research scientist. Petrakis’ expertise in ecology and biodiversity makes him a suitable candidate for referee for the research article.
The source also reports the result of a field study completed by the authors who include in the article their method and results. Their method included sampling a minimum of 100 individual benthic macroinvertebrates and the measurement of numerous water quality parameters (i.e. dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, pH, turbidity, etc.). The macroinvertebrates were identified and enumerated to calculate the diversity, dominance and evenness index as they are frequently used to predict the conditions of aquatic environments. The results supported their hypothesis that the Karang Mumus River recently received pollutants that could be classified as dangerous.
To further support the classification of the article as peer-reviewed research material, the article is offered though the International Journal of Ecology that operates as a peer-reviewed open-access journal.
