User:Hubertub/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

 * Bioaccumulation
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article regarding bioaccumulation has a definition and list of examples that span various areas of biology, but could be expanded. For instance, information regarding what accumulation occurs in what types of organisms in their environment. To this providing examples and organizing the examples of organisms that in a variety of environments and what types of bioaccumulations might occur. While there are some sources the article could use more especially if it is expanded upon.
 * Sources

Article Evaluation
==== There is not much information regarding micro - animals as there are many different species of micro-animals, some of which are referenced. This article could use improvements by potentially providing information on environments, needs, biochemical processes, and importance of micro-animals to an environment. ====

Option 3
Stratification (water)


 * Article Evaluation
 * While there are some useful graphics there is not much substances other than the basic information regarding how stratification in water can form. While each zone of stratification can be read more on each individual page, this article could use more information about the different locations that stratifications can occur. Particularly information regarding places where fresh and salt water mix and meet. This could be developed further by explaining some affects that are notable to biological life as a result of stratification.
 * Sources

Option 4

 * Urchin Barren
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article provides details regarding what an urchin barren zone is and information regarding what the zones affect. This article could use an image to support it, as well as greater detail on the affects of urchin barren zones on the environment surrounding the zones as well the urchin populations.
 * Sources

Option 5

 * Carbon-14
 * Article Evaluation
 * While this article provides good information regarding what Carbon-14, some additional information could be given such as its use a tracer in the environment for scientist particularly in the movement of ocean currents. The importance and uses of Carbon-14 as a tracer are not heavily discussed but it is a valuable asset as a tracer in the environment especially because of its long half life.
 * Sources