Appendix E

COM/156 Version 5

Associate Level Material

Appendix E
Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources
Source

What makes the source credible or what

does not make it credible? Consider the
following when addressing the source:
What is the authors affiliation to
any organization related to the subject
of the article? Does he or she have an
ulterior motive?

Explain in at least two to

four sentences what
information you can
gather from this source?

What is the authors experience

with the subject, including academic
or professional credentials related to
the subject of the source article?
Does she or he have what it takes to
understand the complexities of the
subject?
Does this article report on
information that the author
experienced personally, or is it a
summary or retelling of information
from other sources? How close is the
author to the actual information?
Is the information current? When
was the information published or last
updated? Might there be resources
with more current information?
In general, does the information in
the source article match the
information found in other sources?
Or is the information different or
unique? Can this information be
confirmed by more sources than just
this one?
Does the source make any claims
without having evidence to support
them?
Source name

The Genesis, History, and Limits of

Carrying Capacity.
Annals of the Association of American
Geographers; Mar2008, Vol. 98 Issue 1,
p120-134, 15p

From this source I can get

a brief history on carrying
capacity. This is a good
starting point for gaining
information for my paper.

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Source name

The interaction between predation and

competition.
Nature, 11/13/2008, Vol. 456 Issue 7219,
p235-238, 4p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 3
Graphs

Source name

Habitat area, quality and connectivity:

striking the balance for efficient
conservation.
Journal of Applied Ecology; Feb2011, Vol.
48 Issue 1, p148-152, 5p, 1 Chart

Source name

Environmental Assessment: Land Use

and Conservation of Natural Resources.
Journal of Agricultural Science &
Technology A; Nov2011, p1013-1021, 9p,
1 Chart, 5 Maps

Source name

Top 40 Priorities for Science to Inform US

Conservation and Management Policy.
BioScience, Apr2011, Vol. 61 Issue 4,
p290-300, 11p

Source name

Hunter education manual northeast

edition.

This is a good source for

explaining the effects
predation has on an
ecosystem and its
carrying capacity.
Predation can have a big
effect on a number of
different species in an
environment.

This source will explain all

the parts needed to
support a quality habitat. It
will also explain the need
for efficient conservation.

Land use is something

that landowners can
become part of if they
keep their land open to
the public. This is a way
for states to conserve
some of our natural
resources.

This source explains why

it is a priority to have
conservation and
management for land and
wildlife. Without some
forms of conservation and
management many forms
of wildlife will not exist.

This source explains what

is needed to have good
habitat for wildlife. It also
explains how to figure the
carrying capacity of a
piece of land.