User:Deannahardesty/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Pocosin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because I am interested in learning more about the Pocosin wetland type. After seeing it's article and that it lacked information on certain elements, like vegetation, I felt that it would be a good choice to evaluate, as there is lots of room for improvement.

Evaluate the article
Overall, this article seems like it is a good start. There is information on the hydrology and soil structure as well as their general location. I also think the section on the etymology of "pocosin" is important; so many of the things we interact with have native roots that are overlooked. There is a small section on fire ecology, which although the information lacks sourcing. While there is diverse information, there are many improvements that could be made, such as adding information on vegetation and biology, which is mentioned in the Talk page. There could also be some improvements in citation, for example adding citations to the fire ecology section and expanding that information. There are also subtypes of pocosin that it may be valuable to include information on, even if pocosins themselves are somewhat obscure. Part of understanding this ecocsytem is understanding the effects of varying hydrology and soil type between pocosin sites.

The lead section could also use improvement. While it provides information on the definition of a pocosin, it does not provide details that span the entire article. There is also information included in this lead section that is not included in other parts of the article. The tone and balance does appear neutral, there are not paragraphs about why we should drain pocosins or why we should restore them. Images and media could also use work. There are a few small pictures of forested areas, but these don't encompass the diversity of pocosin types and are sparse throughout the article. There could also be images explaining the hydrology of these areas and the formation of pocosins.

This article is a good introduction to pocosins. However, there is some information lacking that would make the article much more robust without making the reading cumbersome. Images could be added for increased understanding of this wetland type and the lead section could be expanded to provde a more comprehensive overview of pocosins.