My birth year paper is a secondary peer-reviewed article. Peer reviewed articles have been subject to peer editing of others in the same field to ensure the quality of the work. There are three types of resource. Primary literature: when raw information (information acquired first handedly) is used to analyse and discuss. This type of literature is often assessed without much interpretation or commentary as the dialogue typically remains within the scope of the study. An example of this is Growing evidence for facultative biotrophy in saprotrophic fungi: data from microcosm tests with 201 species of wood‐decay basidiomycetes by Smith et al. (https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/10.1111/nph.14551)
Secondary literature is when conclusions are interpreted from the analysis of one or more different sources of primary literature. Primary and secondary articles are good for using as references when writing up a scientific review on a topic of interest. An example is my chosen article, Plant Production and Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/10.2307/1313152).
Tertiary literature is when information is condensed and summarized, typically with reference to multiple sources of primary or secondary literature. These resources are good for looking at general information or facts, but usually aren’t used for reference material as these sources often aren’t accredited to a single author. For example, an encyclopaedia (e.g. Wikipedia) is a tertiary source. This Wikipedia page on the Boreal Forest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boreal_forest_of_Canada).
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Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 