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What the source is: This is an unpublished report found online by the professional Biologist and Ecologist Nick Page of Raincoast Applied Ecology. This report, written by an expert in this field, advocates for natural resource management with suggestions for shoreline and vegetation restoration at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond, B.C.. The following is a link to the report PDF online.
http://www.raincoastappliedecology.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Iona-Beach-Vegetation-Management-Report-March-20111.pdf
Source Type Classification: Non-peer reviewed academic material
Documentation supporting classification: By following the flow chart provided by the Module 1 Tutorial: How to Evaluate Sources of Scientific Information, reading the report, and researching the Raincoast Applied Ecology company webpage, it became clear that this report is in fact academic in nature. However, as there was no mention in the Acknowledgements section, and the suggested citation indicated so, it has not undergone peer review or publishing. Additionally, this report contains both in-text citations and a References list, but no methodology was carried out. As such, this report must be classified as non-peer reviewed academic material.
References
http://www.raincoastappliedecology.ca/company-profile/
http://www.raincoastappliedecology.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/N-Page-Short-Resume-Jan-2012.pdf
https://barabus.tru.ca/biol3021/evaluating_information.html#1
