User:FreyaPortales97/Hyporheic zone/Appletree4life Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

FreyaPortales97


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * User:FreyaPortales97/Hyporheic zone


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Hyporheic zone

Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead:

In your lead I would suggest adding more detail, for example, not only do many organisms live in the hyporheic zone, but there are also factors that affect the ecology of this zone.

'''Content: ''' "These organisms include bacteria, algae, benthic invertebrates, and aquatic fungi within the open water, as well as the sediment below."

-Maybe try expanding on this. Try adding some figures that you might have found that show certain organisms living in this zone. Maybe go into depth on the ecology of these organisms in this zone. For example, why are these organisms able to survive in the hyporheic zone? How have these organisms adapted to this specific niche? How do these organisms interact with each other? How do these organisms interact with the organisms found in the other parts of the streams? What conditions led to the formation of this hyporheic zone and do the organisms support the formation of it?

"A number of factors that may influence community ecology among the present organisms have been considered by researchers, such as dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and dissolved organic matter (DOM). Carbon, among other molecules may utilize the hyporheic zone as a potential sink, interactions between microbial communites and DOC/DOM from different sources is of interest to some researchers. Other factors considered include nutrient availability and movement within the hyproheic zone, as well as potential anthropogenic influences."

-How do DOC and DOM affect the ecology of this zone? How does carbon and other molecules utilize this zone as a potential sink? What type of sink? What are some examples of nutrient movement within the hyproheic zone? I know you've listed your references but maybe try explaining the potential anthropogenic influences. Most people aren't going to look into your references to find the examples of this.

Tone:

Overall I don't sense any bias in the addition.

References:

Great references, they support what you are saying.

Overall:

I like your addition to the article and I think it fascinating to think about various niches especially one so unique as a hyporheic zone. Overall I would just suggest expanding on what you wrote. Stating clear examples in your content and thoroughly explaining them so the reader can have a better idea of what you're explaining. Also in addition to writing out these examples, maybe add some explicative figures that further explain what's going on. Also think about the ecology of the stream as a whole, and the affect these hyporheic zones have on it.