Blog 2: Sources of Scientific Information

A. Article: “Characterization of Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen in Four Forest Types of Shushan Urban Forest Park “

By Mimi Wang, Jun Cui, Haiyang Liu, and Xiaoniu Xu 

link:https://mdpi-res.com/forests/forests-14-01498/article_deploy/forests-14-01498-v3.pdf?version=1690270023

B. This article is an Academic, peer-reviewed research material

C. This article is published in MDPI Forest which is an international peer-reviewed publication journal. This article’s publication in such a journal site confirms its status as an academic work. The authors of the article are also experts in agriculture, life and environmental science, and forest science which is related to this research article.

The article also follows the standard structure of an academic paper, which includes an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. This format ensures that the research is presented clearly and systematically, allowing other scientists to replicate the findings. It also includes citations to previous work and references. 

Additionaly, the article is considered an academic, peer-reviewed research material because it was subjected to a critical evaluation by experts, and is reviewed by at least one referee before publication.



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