User:ECOLlover/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Ecology of Florida


 * Article Evaluation
 * I did an article evaluation on this article for the "evaluate wikipedia" exercise. I think that this page could greatly improve with the addition of a 'fauna' section in under the biotic environment tab, and that would be the main focus of my work on this article. I would also like to work on the human impacts section of this article and add more to the human caused coastal erosion that has occurred due to development for tourism.


 * Sources
 * Tarver, David P. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Florida. 2nd ed., Bureau of Aquatic Plant Research and Control, Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, 1979.
 * Hall, David W., and Edward H. Stehman. Illustrated Plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain. Maupin House, 1993.
 * Crowell, Mark., and Stephen P. Leatherman. Coastal Erosion : Mapping and Management. Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 1999.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Wetland conservation in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * The content of the article is relevant to the topic however I do think that additional information is necessary for a successful article. I think that additional sections would benefit the understanding of the topic more. Some ideas for additional sections are: the geography of wetlands in the United States so that viewers can see where in the US these wetlands actually are, and the importance of the wetlands such as the ecosystem services they provide as well as the flora and fauna that reside within those wetlands. I think that the lead section is very well written and easy to understand but the other sections could use some additional information as well as restructure.


 * Sources
 * Dahl, Thomas E., and U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, issuing body. Status and Trends of Prairie Wetlands in the United States 1997 to 2009. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2014.
 * Dahl, Thomas E., et al. Wetlands Losses in the United States, 1780's to 1980's. [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990.
 * Darnell, Rezneat M., et al. Impacts of Construction Activities in Wetlands of the United States. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory ; [Available through the National Technical Information Service], 1976.

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