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The source of scientific ecological information I have chosen to evaluate is “Linkage of Plant Trait Space to Successional Age and Species Richness in Boreal Forest Understorey Vegitation”, a journal article found in the Journal of Ecology Volume 103.
This article should be categorized as non peer-reviewed academic material for the following reasons:
The article is written by a number of experts, each with their own noted qualifications, working at prestigious schools. It has in-text citations throughout and contains a rich bibliography at the end. However, the article does not overtly identify a referee prior to publication as it does not contain any critique or evaluation.
Original Article Information:
Kumordzi, Bright B., et al. “Linkage of Plant Trait Space to Successional Age and Species Richness in Boreal Forest Understorey Vegetation.” Journal of Ecology, vol. 103, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1610–1620., www.jstor.org/stable/24542707. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021.
