On my bookshelf at work we have a number of volumes from Restoration Ecology – The Journal of the Society for Ecological Restoration. Within volume 20, Number 5, September 2012 I chose the following research article: How does the Restoration of Native Canopy Affect Understory Vegetation Composition? Evidence from Riparian Communities of the Hunter Valley Australia.
This manuscript classifies as academic, peer-reviewed research material for the following reasons:
The source is academic material because:
- It was written by experts in the field. The authors of the article are Carla J. Harris1, Michelle R. Leishman1, Kristie Fryirs2, and Garreth Kyle1,3 and are members of the 1Department of Biological Science at Macquarie University, the 2Department of Environment and Geography at Macquarie University, or the 3Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
- There are in-text citations throughout the document.
- There is a Literature Cited section.
It was peer-reviewed by two anonymous referees as indicated in the “Acknowledgements” section.
It is research material as indicated by both a “Methods” and a “Results” section within the manuscript.
Reference:
Harris, C.J., M.R. Leishman, K. Fryirs, and G. Kyle. 2012. How does the restoration of native canopy affect understory vegetation composition? evidence from riparian communities of the hunter valley Australia. Restoration Ecology 20:584-592.
