Tropical Ecology 6 Questions

Hi class. Please read this paper and answer the discussion questions below.

1. What was the purpose of the paper, that is, what hypothesis was the paper testing or what was its main objective?
2. What aspect of the paper did you find to be most interesting?
3. What aspect of the paper was most confusing?
4. Which figure was most helpful and which was most confusing. Why? (If there are no figures, you do not need to answer this question.)
5. What was the most important finding of the paper, that is, what is the most important new knowledge they contribute?
6. What question would you like to ask the author to increase your understanding of their subject area? Provide enough context so I can understand why you think this question is interesting or important.