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The chosen information source to evaluate was the paper “Reconnecting Amphibian Habitat through Small Pond Construction and Enhancement, South Okanagan River Valley, British Columbia, Canada.” Written by S.L. Ashpole, C.A. Bishop, and S.D. Murphy.
This source has been classified as Academic peer-reviewed research material. This is justified by meeting the conditions noted below:
Academic:
The paper is written by expert authors affiliated with institutions and government as stated in the article heading (St. Lawrence University, University of Waterloo, Environment and Climate Change Canada) (Ashpole et al., 2018). The material also uses in text citations to other literature and is complete with a bibliography on pages 13-16.
Peer-reviewed:
“Diversity” is a peer reviewed journal as stated on the publishers website (MDPI, n.d.). The paper also mentions additional referees in the “Acknowledgments” section on page 13 (Ashpole et al., 2018).
Research:
The paper reports results of a study completed by the authors, containing both methods and results sections on pages 2 and 6 respectively (Ashpole et al., 2018).
References:
Ashpole, S. L., Bishop, C. A., & Murphy, S. D. (2018). Reconnecting amphibian habitat through small pond construction and enhancement, South Okanagan River Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Diversity, 10(4), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/d10040108
MDPI. (n.d.). Diversity. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity
Great job and nice choice of paper!