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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

 * Article title
 * Geukensia demissa


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall the page is very small with only very brief points on distribution, habitat, reproduction, and diet.
 * A few things that could be added to this page are:
 * Ecological role in salt marshes
 * As prey
 * How they support Spartina grasses
 * Their interactions with toxins in their environment such as how they remove toxins and how certain toxins affect them.
 * Survival strategies for living in their environment such as gaping.
 * Role of mussel mounds in salt marshes and what they are.
 * The “Reproduction” section looks like it needs some work since they only mention three locations even though these mussels live along the whole US east coast and part of Canada’s east coast.
 * The “Habitat” section could also be expanded up.
 * It is never mentioned how this environment is very harsh (changes in temperature, inundation)
 * The “Diet” section doesn’t emphasize the importance of mussel filter feeding when it comes to cleaning the environment. They also do not mention what mussel primarily feed on.


 * Sources
 * Bertness, M.S. and Grosholz, E. (1985). Population dynamics of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa: The cost and benefits of an aggregated distribution. Oecologia. 67, 192-204. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00384283
 * Dixon, M.S., Galimany, E., Henning, D., Li, Y., Meseck, S.L., Newell, C.R., Rose, R.M., and Wikfors, G.H. (2017). Cultivation of the Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa) for Nutrient Bioextraction in an Urban Estuary. Environmental Science and Technology. 51(22): 13311-13318. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02838
 * Hilbish, T.J. and Wilbur, A.E. (1989). Physiological energetics of the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) in response to increased temperature. Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 131(2), 161-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(89)90005-1

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Oyster Reef


 * Article Evaluation
 * I think this page gives a pretty good, quick overview of what oyster reefs are; however, it does have a lot of room to expand.
 * The “Degradation of oyster reefs” could be updated.
 * The section mainly talks about the Chesapeake Bay oyster reef and one in Australia.
 * However, there are more oyster reefs that are degrading as well.
 * They only touch on the subject of why they are degrading. I think it is important to expand on this topic.
 * The “Oyster reef ecology” section is very short, and it does not include many important ecology services that oyster reefs perform such as habitat for other organisms.
 * It is never mentioned in any sections how oyster can be used to filter out toxins from their environment while feeding which adds to the importance of oyster reefs.


 * Sources
 * Grabowski, J.H., Peterson, C.H., and Powers, S.P. (2003). Estimated enhancement of fish production resulting from restoring oyster reef habitat: quantitative valuation. Maine Ecology Progress Series. 264, 249-264. doi:10.3354/meps264249
 * Coen, L.D., Luckenback, M.W., Ross, P.G., and Stephen, J.A. (2005). Oyster Reef Habitat Restoration: Relationships Between Oyster Abundance an dCommunity Development based on Two Studies in Virginia and South Carolina. Journal of Coastal Research. 40, 64-78. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25736616
 * Breitburg, D.L., Coen, L.D., Luckenbach, M., Mann, R.L., Posey, M. and Wesson, J. A. (2000). Oyster Reef Restoration: Convergence Of Harvest And Conservation Strategies. Journal Of Shellfish Research, 19(1), 371-377. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/485

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Spartina


 * Article Evaluation
 * This page has a great skeleton but lacks content.
 * The “Ecology” section is where most of the work needs to be done.
 * They mention only one group of organisms that feed on this grass.
 * However, the periwinkle snail is never mentioned.
 * Periwinkles play an important role in controlling Spartina grass population.
 * They also mention how this cord grass is an ecosystem engineer, but I think this topic can be expanded on with more research.
 * I think more could be said about their ecological role as well.


 * Sources
 * Ayres, D.R., and Strong, D.R. (2013). Ecological and Evolutionary Misadventures of Spartina. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 44, 389-410. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135803
 * Bin, Z., Bo, L., Jia-Kuan, C., Shu-Qing, A., Qing, W., and Zhi-Jun, M. (2006). Invasive Spartina alterniflora: biology, ecology, and management. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 44(5), 559-588. 10.1360/aps06044
 * Failon, C.M., Johnson, D.S., and Wittyngham, S.S. (2020). Ecological Associations of Littoraria irrorata with Spartina cynosuroides and Spartina alterniflora. Wetlands. 40, 1317-1325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-020-01306-4

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Ridley Sea Turtle


 * Article Evaluation
 * This page looks like it could use a lot of updating.
 * The page mainly talks about Kemp’s ridley when the olive ridley is also another species in that genus.
 * There is no mention of the genus’ range.
 * Common feeding behaviors for this genus is not mentioned or their diet.
 * The threats for this genus is mentioned but could be elaborated on.
 * The two species share a lot of the same threats.
 * There are even newer threats, and the threats mentioned are very vague.


 * Sources
 * Bevan, E., Burchfield P.M., Cuevas, J.M., Gallaway, B.J., Martines, F.I., Najera, M.Z., Pena, L.J., and Wibbels, T. (2016). Estimating the historic size and current status of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) population. Ecosphere. 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1244
 * Gallaway, B. J., W. J. Gazey, T. Wibbels, E. Bevan, D. J. Shaver and J. George. (2016). Evaluation of the Status of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Gulf of Mexico Science. 33(2). https://doi.org/10.18785/goms.3302.06