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This is first‐hand information; for example, articles in specialist journals, reports, MSc and PhD theses by those who have done the work and generated data. Journals that publish only refereed papers (i.e. those that have been through a peer‐review process) are the most important sources of primary, up‐to‐date information, and where possible your literature review should focus on this type of source. Other primary sources include technical reports, management plans, consultancy reports, and species lists (e.g. from annual recorder reports). All of these can be useful sources of information for ecological projects, but you should be aware that they may not have been edited or their quality controlled.