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I found an interesting study cited here:
Couch, C. S., Burns, J. H. R., Liu, G., Steward, K., Gutlay, T. N., Kenyon, J., Eakin, C. M., & Kosaki, R. K. (2017). Mass coral bleaching due to unprecedented marine heatwave in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). PLoS ONE, 12(9), 1–27. https://doi-org.ezproxy.tru.ca/10.1371/journal.pone.0185121
This is academic peer-reviewed research material.
I came to this decision because the authors are professionals in their field and are associated with The University of Hawaii, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and Global Science and Technology Inc. The first two authors mentioned have PhD’s in the relevant field of study and are associated with the University of Hawaii. The rest vary, with one author mentioned (Kanoelani Steward) being a student of the Marine Science Program at the University of Hawaii.
Courtney S. Couch1,2*, John H.R. Burns1, Gang Liu3,4, Kanoelani Steward5, Tiffany Nicole Gutlay1, Jean Kenyon6, C. Mark Eakin7, Randall K. Kosaki8
1. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, Kāne‘ohe, Hawai‘i, United States of America,
2. Ecosystem Sciences Division Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Honolulu, Hawai‘i United States of America,
3. Coral Reef Watch,NOAA/NESDIS/STAR,College Park,Maryland, United States of America,
4. Global Science & Technology Inc. Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America,
5. Marine Science Program University of Hawai‘I at Hilo,Hilo Hawai‘i,United States of America,
6. U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service,Honolulu, Hawai‘i,United States of America,
7. Coral Reef Watch,NOAA/NESDIS/STAR,College Park,Maryland, United States of America,
8. NOAA Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Honolulu,Hawai‘i,United States of America
There is also in-text citations that hyperlink to the cited material, which is also all present in the References section. For example:
“Coral bleaching involves the breakdown of the symbiosis between a coral and its endosymbionts (Symbiodinium spp.) in response to environmental stress (such as anomalous changes in temperature[1–3], salinity[4], sedimentation[5], and/or light[6], resulting in the expulsion of the algae[7].”
It is peer reviewed because it explicitly states in the Acknowledgements that it was reviewed by a named woman and three unnamed reviewers. Shown here:
“Thank you to Eileen Nalley and three anonymous reviewers who provided feedback that greatly improved the quality of this manuscript.”
And finally it is research material because it is clearly a research project with a Methods and Results section including accompanying graphs, stats, and interpretation of the data in reference to the hypothesis.
