User:Jdnorton/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Nitrogen Cycle

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The nitrogen cycle is the most important biogeochemical process of my doctoral research and is fundamental to understand to analyze and measure nitrogen flux through various landscapes and ecosystems. The article looks complete with external links, citation, visual graphics, and a variety of sections and subsections.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very straightforward, approximately two paragraphs, and gives a very basic summary of the nitrogen cycle and why it is important to physical science and scientists. The content is organized in an extremely accessible and intuitive manner, with various detail between different components/processes of the nitrogen cycle. The tone of the article is set in a way to provide facts about the nitrogen cycle in a descriptive manner, rather than an argumentative one. This is especially apparent in the "consequences..." section, where the various impacts of human modification of the nitrogen cycle are detailed with citation with no intent of persuading the viewer of any conclusions. The writing quality is sound, with little use of scientific jargon and very straightforward syntax that does not use difficult vocabulary. The graphics represent a wide range of topics from fertilizer application density to general models of nitrogen fluxes between different environmental components. The captions and descriptions of media also supply enough context for a reader to understand their purpose in the article. The talk page is very active, and I actually agree with some of the suggestions especially in expanding the explanations found in the "consequences..." section. My overall impression of the article is that it provides an excellent summary of a very broad and nuances biogeochemical process that is difficult to represent in one method or model. Future edits would only serve to improve the quality, clarity, and insight of this article. ~