User:MJF22/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Bythotrephes longimanus

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the spiny water flea is an invasive species in the United States, which is important to the discussion of conservation of genetics. Invasive species can affect the genetic factors of a population. By observing and tracking an invasive species we can determine the effects the species will have on other specie populations. Invasive species can have an overall effect on the land and creatures around them, dwindling different populations, taking resources, and competing with other populations. My preliminary impression was that the article has some good information and a good image at the top, but there is not a lot of information. Tone and balance is good, stays very neutral throughout the article.

Evaluate the article
The lead section did a great job at introducing the topic and important facts about the species such as appearance and location. The lead section is very concise only bringing up details which are discussed in greater detail later in the article. There is a lot of important content discussing the topic. it was mentioned in the lead section that this species has been introduced to new locations, later discussing the impact on these locations but not discussing how the species was introduced to these locations. While there is important information in the content sections, there is not a lot of information. There looks like there are lots of references and resources, plenty from reliable sources as well as a variety of sources but many of the links do not work. Organization is clear and concise, no grammar or spelling errors, looks very official. Easy to find specific information about the topic. There are two images that are well placed throughout the article, the first picture is a great affirmation of the topic with a great caption. While the second image does not have a caption is does provide color unlike the other image, allowing a different perception. In the talk page the author of this page is asking for help to expand on the information and two resources with more information on spiny water fleas is provided, it seems they had struggled with templates and adding pictures. The talk page discussion was from 2007 with no updates. Although the article is important for arthropod WikiProjects. Overall I think the article provided good information, organization, and important facts, although it could expand a bit. The articles strengths include organization and conciseness.