User:Michael3468/Biological dispersal/AMousou Peer Review

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Michael3468, MBHeavyMetal, PrincessAnna27
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Lead:
The lead has been updated to reflect any new content that will be added by my peer. The lead seems to be newly edited and looks as if my peer will continue to edit the lead. As for the original article's lead, it does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the articles topic. The lead sentence describes the definition of biological dispersal. The lead includes an overall idea of what biological dispersal is along with its phases, consequences, and understanding the evolutionary component on a species level. The lead does include a brief description of the article's major sections, however, the lead should include that the article discusses biological dispersals in animals and plants. The lead should also try to include how urbanization has a possible affect on biological dispersal. The lead does not include information that is not present in the article; all contents in the lead are mentioned throughout the article. The lead is concise and gives an overall idea of what the article will be about.

Content:
Due to my peers being in the beginning stages of their edits, my review will be towards the original article. The article includes information that is relevant to the topic of biological dispersal. The content seems to need information from articles that are more recent; the information is taken from articles that are not recent and this can possibly mean that the information may not be up-to-date. It would be really interesting to have information about biological dispersal studies that are more recent. The content that is missing is a large inclusion of how urbanization relates, however, my peers have begun creating that portion in their sandbox. Their inclusion of how urbanization applies to biological dispersal; my peers do a great job by using how even motor vehicles can work as dispersal vectors. My peers are doing a great job in their sandbox by making sure to include how urbanization has aided or affected biological dispersal. It can be seen that my peers are still in the editing stage of this sub-topic and will keep developing their work. The article does not seem to contain equity gaps; each section is developed in a similar manner and requires further development. There doesn't seem to be topics related to this that is underrepresented; my peers are currently working on this by making sure to include an urbanization component.

Tone and Balance:
The content that has been added by my peers are neutral; the original article also seems to have a neutral tone. The article is very informative rather than biased toward a particular position. There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented; the article states as much facts and information needed for each section; currently my peers are doing a great job working on the urbanization component of the article to ensure there is no underrepresentation of that subtopic. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.

Sources and References:
The new content regarding urbanization from the sandbox has been backed up by two reliable secondary sources. As for the original article, content does seem to reflect what the cited sources say. The sources do seem thorough, meaning they reflect the available literature on the topic. The sources are not too current and there should be more current sources regarding biological dispersal. The original articles have articles dated between 1995 to 2015, with the exception of one article from 2021. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors; the reference list contains sources that are peer-reviewed articles. There are no random websites in the original article. The links for the references do work.

Organization:
The content that is added by my peers is well-written, concise, clear and easy to read. My peer is still developing the paragraph on urbanization, however, it is a straightforward and informative paragraph. The content added does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The original article also does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The content added is also well-organized and reflect the major points of the topic of biological dispersal with the component of urbanization.

Images and Media:
My peer has not added any images as of yet, however, the images on the original article enhance the understanding of the topic. The original article even includes a video of lichens dispersal. The images can be captioned better; they do have an overall caption of what is being referred to but should be more detailed. The images and videos seem to adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way. My peers can definitely add more videos and images to the original article as they continue to contribute to the original article.

Overall Impressions:
The content regarding urbanization on biological dispersal has improved the overall quality of the article; this portion creates a clear connection with their article topic to the course topic of urbanization. The strengths of this added content is that urbanization has changed the physical environment and those organisms living in those environments. By including this component, we can see how urbanization has affected biological dispersal. It is hard to say what can be improved due to it being the early stages of the edits, however, my peers can try to further develop their paragraph on urbanization and biological dispersals. My peers can also add information from sources that are more recent to make the information relevant. Overall, my peers are doing a great job in the early stages of editing and will continue to contribute positively to the article.