No academic style needed as the assignment is to answer the following questions based on the article uploaded. Thank you very much
Answer sheet for Assignment 1: How to read a scientific article
Article citation:
1. Where was this research paper published ?
2. Summarize this paper’s key finding, as described in the abstract.
3. Describe one research question from this paper.
4. Describe one hypothesis from this paper .
5. Describe one prediction from this paper .
6. List three words or phrases that were unfamiliar to you when you first read the paper. For each, look up a definition and provide the definitions below .
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7. (a) How many tables are in the paper? _____
(b) How many figures are in the paper? _____
(c) Were the tables/figures helpful to understand the main results? Why or why not?
8. Describe one limitation that you perceived when you read the paper . Was this limitation addressed in the Discussion?
9. In your own words, explain the major contribution of the article to the field of ecology .
10. How many other published papers did this research paper cite?
