During my research on ecological paper, I was pleased to find one that addressed the topic of the effects of two factors (catch-and-release and temperature at release) on Atlantic salmon’s reproductive success, in a river that runs through my hometown – Rimouski.
a) Source: Bouchard, R., Wellband, K., Lecomte, L., Bernatchez, L., & April, J. (2022). Effect of catch‐and‐release and temperature at release on reproductive success of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.) in the Rimouski River, Québec, Canada. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 29(6), 888–896. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12590
b) This source is an academic, peer-reviewed research paper.
c) The source is academic material, because it has been written by five experts in the field of biology. Four authors represent the Department of Biology of the well-recognized and respected Université Laval, and one works for the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec. Additionally, we can find in-text citations across the text (in every section of the paper). Lastly, there is a comprehensive reference list (i.e., bibliography) at the end of the paper.
The source is peer-reviewed. In the section Acknowledgements, the authors state “We thank two anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of our manuscript and their many insightful comments and suggestions”, which proves that the paper is peer-reviewed.
The source is research material, because it contains the “Methods” and “Results” section stated in the “How to Evaluate Sources of Scientific Information” tutorial from the course materials. The paper reports the results of a field study (it was conducted in the area of the Rimouski River). This is why I evaluated my source as research material.