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I chose an online article titled “Hydroclimatic drivers of the growth of riparian cottonwoods at the prairie margin: River flows, river regulation,, and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation” written collectively by Laurens J. Philipsen et al. This article was published in the month of October 2018 through the Dendrochronologia journal which is an interdisciplinary journal of ring-tree science. This article sheds light on the dependency of riparian cottonwood trees on sources of groundwater and their sensitivity to climate change. I would classify this article as an academic peer-reviwed article as it was written by experts in the field, with affiliations with the University of Lethbridge. On the title page, it is mentioned that the article was sent for review on August 14th 2018, before being accepted on August 19 2018, meaning that it wen through a revision process before being published. This article also posses a Methods section, Discussion section, and a bibliography deeming it fit to be used for research purposes. I gained a better understanding of how cottonwood trees absorb nutrients and the level of sensitivity they have towards the environment.
Philipsen L.J., Pearce D.W., Rood, S.B., (2018). Hydroclimatic drivers of the growth of riparian cottonwood at the prairie margin: River flows, river regulation, and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, 51:82-91.
