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Verschuyl, J., A. Hansen, D.B. McWethy, R. Sallabanks, and R.L. Hutto. 2008. Is the effect of forest structure on bird diversity modified by forest productivity? Ecological Applications, 18(5):1155-1170.

https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.tru.ca/stable/pdf/40062219.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae45ea5077ddaa99c33964d7c2f1828d2

The paper is academic, peer-reviewed research material. The paper contains in-text citations and a bibliography making it academic material. The paper occurs in the Ecological Applications journal which is published by the Ecological Society of America. As per their website, all accepted manuscripts go through the peer-reviewed process (ESA 2021). The paper contains field data which has been analyzed, making it research material rather than review material. A quick google search indicate numerous relevant papers have been written by these authors, demonstrating their expertise in this field.

References:

ESA (Ecological Society of America). Peer Review Process. [accessed 2 May 2021]. https://www.esa.org/publications/peer-review-process-overview/

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