User:Gingerbmichigan/Southeast Asia coral reefs/Clarob16 Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?


 * Gingerbmichigan
 * Gingerbmichigan/Southeast Asia coral reefs/Bibliography
 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * User:Gingerbmichigan/Southeast Asia coral reefs


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Southeast Asian coral reefs

Evaluate the drafted changes
Overall: I think this is really great! I think the bones of the article are good, I think something that could possibly spruce it up some more would be just adding a little more detail because some of it is a little vague. It also doesn't have to add significantly to the length of your passage, maybe just a hyperlinked word here or there to give some more specific information.

Possible edits:


 * 1) "Large bleaching events in 1998 and 2010 resulted in the massive loss of corals in the Gulf of Thailand, but some corals showed resilience to the events and displayed a lower mortality."

- What were the large bleaching events that effected Thailand? Is there a reason some showed more resilience and display a lower mortality? Are there any statistics associated with this, like the percentages of coral lost? I think this could give a better overall scope of the effect.

2. Efforts in Thailand to rebuild reefs damaged by both bleaching events and tourism is part of a larger economic movement that attempts to preserve natural beauty in order to continue a lucrative tourism industry, a significant source of revenue for Thai islands.

- Can you give any specific initiatives and dates that these are taking place, just to give a better sense of what is being done ( I know you mentioned limiting tourists or implementing fees, but maybe giving a specific scenario would be nice)? When are these event happening? This could be nice to give some idea of the time frame this is happening in.

3. Coral restoration efforts, like those on the Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, often incorporate the local community creating positive social change as well as ecological change.

- What are these efforts, when are they happening, and has any impact been seen?

4. While these efforts may address some local concerns, the continuation of worldwide trends like ocean warming and acidification will have further negative impacts on Thailand's coral reefs.

- Any more specifics on the overall scenario in Thailand due to local efforts? For example, "20% of the reefs near blank island been recovered due to blank restoration efforts from blank year to blank year". Also is there any info on how the global threats are effecting reefs?