The publication by Abrams has a level 2 heading whereas the other one has a level 1 heading. The paper by John and Dale is structured more like a lab report following an experiment. It includes labeled figures, tables, and headings such as “abstract” and “results.” The publication by Abrams is structured more like a question-and-answer paper written in an essay format. The questions are bolded with long paragraphs that follow in response. The first paragraph of both publications gives an overview of the objective in addition to brief background information. The publication by Abrams has multiple in-text-citations in every paragraph whereas the publication by John and Dale has few in-text citations. The publication by Abrams also has many more references than that of John and Dale. This makes sense to me because the goal of the publication by John and Dale is to add new knowledge to Ecology, whereas the goal of the other paper is to present the knowledge in an understandable way. The format of each publications is tailored to its objective.
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