User:EaglesEyes1/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
 * Mer Bleue Bog


 * Article Evaluation
 * Wetlands are an important natural resource. This article on Mer Bleue Bog east of Ottawa is small to medium in length. It is well written and focuses on the ecology, geography, and history of the bog. Citations are lacking (five provided), suggesting that much of the content is original to the article authors. It is rated C-class and Mid to High Importance in WikiProject Canada / Ontario / Geography, WikiProject Ottawa, WikiProject Protected areas, and has not been updated in five years. There are opportunities to expand upon sections of the article, such as "History" and "Hydrological Values". There could also be a new section introduced on the ecosystem services of the bog, as well as on scientific research conducted within it, particularly with regards to peat and water resources, nutrient cycles and storage, and greenhouse gas emissions and storage.


 * Sources
 * Available sources skew towards naturalist publications, National Capital Commission publications (which controls Mer Bleue), and scientific journal articles featuring research conducted at Mer Bleue (an example below):
 * Wu, J., & Roulet, N. T. (2014). Climate change reduces the capacity of northern peatlands to absorb the atmospheric carbon dioxide; the different responses of bogs and fens. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 28(10), 1005–1024. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GB004845
 * If I were to contribute to this article, I would include a new heading on "Ecosystem Service Value", based partially on this recent peer-reviewed journal article that estimated the economic value of the ecosystems services provided by Mer Bleue:
 * L'Ecuyer-Sauvageau, C., Dupras, J., He, J., Auclair, J., Kermagoret, C., & Poder, T. G. (2021). The economic value of Canada’s National Capital Green Network. PloS One, 16(1), e0245045–e0245045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245045
 * If I were to contribute to this article, I would include a new heading on "Ecosystem Service Value", based partially on this recent peer-reviewed journal article that estimated the economic value of the ecosystems services provided by Mer Bleue:
 * L'Ecuyer-Sauvageau, C., Dupras, J., He, J., Auclair, J., Kermagoret, C., & Poder, T. G. (2021). The economic value of Canada’s National Capital Green Network. PloS One, 16(1), e0245045–e0245045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245045
 * L'Ecuyer-Sauvageau, C., Dupras, J., He, J., Auclair, J., Kermagoret, C., & Poder, T. G. (2021). The economic value of Canada’s National Capital Green Network. PloS One, 16(1), e0245045–e0245045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245045

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Petawawa Research Forest (new article)


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article does not currently exist. Petawawa Research Forest (PRF) is noted in Canadian Forest Service. The PRF is significant for historical and current forest resource research science in Canada. It operates as a collaborative hub for forestry research by domestic and visiting scientists.


 * Sources
 * The PRF is a managed by Natural Resources Canada. As a result, many sources of information are governmental. These sources are likely accurate and of high quality, but are not neutral.
 * There are numerous peer-reviewed journal articles concerning research conducted at the PRF. These articles deal with topics appropriate for other articles, but could be used to summarize past and current research conducted at the PRF. Some examples:

Reátegui, H. D., Poirier, V., Coyea, M. R., & Munson, A. D. (2021). Repeated thinning treatments reduce long-term soil carbon and nitrogen storage: An 87-year study at the petawawa research forest, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 51(2), 190–197. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0296

Wetzel, S., Swift, D. E., Burgess, D., & Robinson, C. (2011). Research in Canada’s National Research Forests—Past, present and future. Forest Ecology and Management, 261(5), 893–899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.03.020

White, J. C., Chen, H., Woods, M. E., Low, B., & Nasonova, S. (2019). The petawawa research forest: Establishment of a remote sensing supersite. Forestry Chronicle, 95(3), 149–156. https://doi.org/10.5558/tfc2019-024

And several books on the PRF, including:

Place, I. C. M. (Ian C. M. (2002). 75 years of research in the woods : a history of Petawawa Forest Experiment Station and Petawawa National Forestry Institute, 1918 to 1993. General Store Pub. House.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Canadian Forest Service


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article could be chosen to receive new content on the PRF, instead of starting a new article as described above.
 * This article is part of WikiProject Government of Canada, and is rated Start-Class with Medium importance. It has no activity on its Talk page but has seen editing as recently as 2022. The content of the article is little more than a summary of the CFS website, providing a history of the organization. A handful of external links are provided, but no true citations. The article is bare-bones and could use more content and increased links.


 * Sources
 * The sources provided about would contribute to a PRF section in the Canadian Forest Service article.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Insects as food


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is an interesting, small to medium length article on the topic of insects as a nutritional source. There is some debate on its Talk page whether it is a duplicate article to Entomophagy in humans, necessitating its deletion, though both articles currently remain active as the latter article approaches the topic from a more cultural perspective. The perspective is biased towards towards pro-insect consumption, though there is a short section on "Challenges and Safety Concerns". The article is reasonably well-written, but certain sections (such as Nutritional Profile) could be improved stylistically. There is a subheader for "USA and Canada" in the "Regulation and authorisation" section, though no information on Canada is provided. Citations are adequate but could be improved. A chart of nutritional data is not cited. Imaging is well done, adding intrigue to the article.
 * This article is rate C and high-importance in several WikiProjects, including WikiProject Insects, WikiProject Climate change, WikiProject Food and drink, WikiProject Environment, and WikiProject Agriculture.
 * I think this article would be a great candidate for editing. It fits nicely into the topic of food resources for ERTH 4303, as alternative food sources will likely be required to meed the growing nutritional needs of the human population living in a finite environment.
 * SourcesThis topic is notable and there is a robust quantity of reliable, scientific, peer-reviewed literature on this topic. Three recent highly-cited review articles include:
 * SourcesThis topic is notable and there is a robust quantity of reliable, scientific, peer-reviewed literature on this topic. Three recent highly-cited review articles include:
 * SourcesThis topic is notable and there is a robust quantity of reliable, scientific, peer-reviewed literature on this topic. Three recent highly-cited review articles include:

Jantzen da Silva Lucas, A., Menegon de Oliveira, L., da Rocha, M., & Prentice, C. (2020). Edible insects: An alternative of nutritional, functional and bioactive compounds. Food Chemistry, 311, 126022–126022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.126022

Kröger, T., Dupont, J., Büsing, L., & Fiebelkorn, F. (2022). Acceptance of Insect-Based Food Products in Western Societies: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Nutrition (Lausanne), 8, 759885–759885. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.759885

Ordonez-Araque, R., Quishpillo-Miranda, N., & Ramos-Guerrero, L. (2022). Edible Insects for Humans and Animals: Nutritional Composition and an Option for Mitigating Environmental Damage. Insects (Basel, Switzerland), 13(10), 944–. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100944