The paper that you and your discussion leader partner select should be about data and organized in the standard scientific research format (with Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections). It should be approximately 10 pages in length and published within the past 5 years. The papers can be about any topic that falls under the broad umbrella of plant ecology. The topic does not need to correspond with information being covered in class. Pick a paper about something you’re interested in! This is the article “http://download.springer.com.libproxy.csun.edu/static/pdf/67/art%253A10.1007%252Fs00520-011-1236-3.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs00520-011-1236-3&token2=exp=1454708698~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F67%2Fart%25253A10.1007%25252Fs00520-011-1236-3.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1007%252Fs00520-011-1236-3*~hmac=6a0ee793ee48d5ccb1ef9fe64e7d14eda91a5e5ad57440a8024307f1a3c4c0a0
