a) I chose the article “Signals of resilience and change in tidepool fish communities on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, Canada” in the journal Diversity and Distributions – a journal of conservation biogeography.
The authors found that intertidal pools with lower vertical shore heights (<1.2m) experienced a greater reduction in species density, abundance and similarity and an increase of species invasion, than intertidal pools with higher vertical shore heights (2-3m) when comparing historical data (1963-1996) and current data (2012-2016).
b) This is an academic peer-reviewed research article.
c) Academic: The authors are experts in the biology and ocean science departments of the Memorial University of Newfoundland. There are many in-text citations and a reference section.
Peer-reviewed: The article includes the received, revised and accepted dates. The journal, Diversity and Distributions, uses a double-blind system to review manuscripts and states in the Author Guidelines that “All submissions are subject to peer review.”
Research: The authors provide detailed methods and results sections including information on site-selection, sampling and data analysis.
Green, J. M., Dunbrack, R. L., & Bates, A. E. (2021). Signals of resilience and change in tidepool fish communities on the Pacific coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Diversity and Distributions, 27, 2170–2179. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13387
Author Guidelines. Wiley Online Library: Diversity and Distributions. Accessed July 17, 2023. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14724642/homepage/forauthors.html
Looks good!