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The ecological source is an Academic Article from the Thompson Rivers University Online Library (https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=689d59b7-b546-4192-b075-17f64281cdfe%40pdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#AN=edsjsr.10.1525.cond.2010.090045&db=edsjsr ).
The paper is written by experts in the field. Giancarlo Sadoti is an animal ecologist and physical geographer, Thomas J. Rodhouse is also an ecologist, and Kerri T. Vierling is a professor of wildlife recourses. The paper also has in-text citations and a full bibliography which means the paper is academic material.
The paper is published in the American Ornithological Societies Condor journal (http://www.americanornithology.org/content/auk-ornithological-advances ) which has an extensive peer review process before any paper is published, therefore suggesting this paper is academic peer reviewed material.
Finally, because the paper includes detailed methods, sampling and analysis sections the paper is considered academic, peer reviewed, research material.
