User:Danasabbah/Aquatic plant/Babamachine Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Danasabbah


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Danasabbah/Aquatic_plant&veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template&redirect=no


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Aquatic plant

Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead section:

The lead has been updated to reflect the new content added in the sections titled ‘Article body’, ‘Functions of macrophytes in the aquatic system’, and ‘Alien aquatic plant species.’ The lead in the ‘Article body’ provides the reader with a quick and effective description of the article’s major sections on the types of factors that affect aquatic plants. This helps the reader to know what is to come throughout the article. The lead in the ‘Functions of macrophytes’ gives a clear introductory sentence on how macrophytes play an essential role towards wastewater treatment. The author did a great job by providing examples that enhanced information previously stated in the article. The lead sentence in ‘Alien aquatic plant species’ provides a brief description of the article section. The sentence gives a clear and concise description of what is going to be told throughout the section regarding the economic and ecological effects of alien aquatic plant species in the European freshwater ecosystem.

Content section:

In the content section ‘Free-floating’ there is newly relevant content that was added. The section provides the reader with a few examples of how free-floating plants impact surrounding species and habitats. As a reader it feels like there is content that is missing and it would have been ideal for the author to have provided additional information in regard to how the free-floating plants really affect the examples listed like phytoplankton biomass, water chemistry, fish community structures, and zooplankton. This additional information can provide the reader with a full understanding of how each example is impacted and the effects that come along with it. The content in the ‘Distribution’ section was done extremely well. The content added is up-to-date in relation to climatic characteristics and how temperature, tropical, and subarctic climates can affect aquatic vascular plants. The additional information is relevant to the overall article topic.

Tone and Balance section:

The overall edits to the article were done well. The tone and balance in the content added came across as neutral, there was no specific jargon that stood out. The content was factual, scientific, and written in a way that was easy to understand. There were no claims that appeared heavily biased towards a particular position. The additional content did not attempt to persuade the reader in favour of one position or away from another, it is evident that the edits were added to provide further information to strengthen the article. The author provided additional information that was relevant to the overall article topic, but some viewpoints were underrepresented in the ‘Free-floating’ section. The author could have added more background information and explanation. The lack of background information for specific examples could have been due to the assignment guidelines in trying to stay within the 350 words restriction.

Sources and References section:

All of the new content is backed up by reliable secondary sources of information. The author has provided six new references for peer-reviewed journals like Science Direct, Water Science & Technology, Wiley Online Library, and Springer Link. The content accurately reflects what the cited sources say. For example, the factors that affect plant respiration are clearly stated within the peer-reviewed journal article referenced number [1] and are correctly translated to the Wikipedia page. Not all of the sources provided are current because they are not within two years of publication as they range from 1994 to 2012. Fortunately, all of the sources opened directly to the correct links when clicked on, there was no time wasted in trying to find the links or correct articles. Additionally, all of the sources reflect the available literature on the topic of Aquatic plants as the sources are peer-reviewed research papers related to each section that is cited.