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The source I chose was “Grizzly Bear Habitat Effectiveness Model for Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks, Canada” and can be found at https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.tru.ca/stable/3873131?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents. It was published by International Association for Bear Research and Management in the journal URSUS in 1998. It is an academic, peer reviewed, research paper.
Mike Gibeau, the sole author, is an expert in his field with over three decades of experience in ecology and large carnivore research, namely wolves, black bears and grizzly bears. He is an assistant professor at the University of Calgary, where he earned his PhD in Conservation Biology. The paper features in-text citation throughout the sections and ends with a “literature cited” list. URSUS is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it is safe to assume that this particular article was peer-reviewed at least once before publication in 1998. Methods and Results sections are both present and are detailed enough for other scientists to be able to replicate the experiment and compare their results. The data are supported by appropriate tables and figures and clearly display the patterns focused on in the Discussion section.
References:
Gibeau, M. 1998. Grizzly Bear Habitat Effectiveness Model for Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks, Canada. Ursus, 10:235–241. https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.tru.ca/stable/3873131
