Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information: Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean

1. This article discusses the reasons behind why the shark population is declining for reasons such as overfishing and habitat degradation and the ecological impacts of this population declining. The ecological impacts were such as changes in predator-prey dynamics and changes in community structures.
2. This source is a Academic, peer-reviewed review material because:
   1. it is written by an expert in the field
   2. includes in-text citations
   3. contains a bibliography
   4. the source has been reviewed by at least one referee before publication
   5. it DOES NOT report results completed by the authors

3. Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean – Ferretti – 2010 – Ecology Letters – Wiley Online Library