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The source of ecological information I have chosen to evaluate is “A note on the observable bark coloration of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)” from the Western North American Naturalist.
Using the course information on how to evaluate sources of scientific information I would classify this article as academic, peer-reviewed research material.
This article is academic because both authors are associated with the University of Colorado. The article also contains in-text citations and a list of all cited literature. It is peer-reviewed because it specifically mentions anonymous editors in the acknowledgment section of the article. This article is research material because it contains methods and results sections.
Article link:
Rabinowitz, Oren and Tripp, Erin A. (2015) “A note on the observable bark coloration of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides),” Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 75 : No. 3 , Article 12. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol75/iss3/12
