User:Pacificflower22/Palos Verdes Peninsula/Bibliography

Outline of proposed changes
I plan on adding a subsection about the Palos Verdes Reef Restoration. I think it'll add more information about the marine life and area. First, I plan to describe the location of the restoration and who manages it. Second, I plan on listing threats that have led to restoration efforts. Then, I will summarize techniques being used. Fourthly, I will describe how artificial reefs interact with the exiting habitat and how it has changed the habitat. Lastly, I will describe why kelp forests are relevant in marine restoration.

By adding this subsection, readers would understand the anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic impacts on its coast. This will be done by referencing the "Southern California" Marine Pollution Bulletin. This bulletin is from the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project which has a physical location. They focus on aquatic systems, developing and applying new scientific research, strive to improve management of aquatic systems, and develop strategies to improve ecological health of Southern California and beyond. More information about them can be found here or on their wikipedia page. Since this bulletin was created in 2000, it adds temporal context to the reef's ecosystem's development. To add further context, readers will learn about threats posed to the ecosystem. This will be done by referencing the bulletin.

Readers will also understand the steps scientists have taken over the past two decades on restoring the reef. The references I have found will describe how scientists have switched their designs over the years and adapting to new problems. The reference that will be used is “A Quantitative Synthesis of Approaches, Biases, Successes, and Failures in Marine Forest Restoration, with Considerations for Future Work.” This article was funded by two research grans and writers who have several peer-reviewed publications. They also conducted a thorough analysis of 63 restoration studies. They provide a non-bias analysis of successes and failures of restoration.

Readers will also learn how artificial reef restorations happen and interact with the ecosystem. This will be done by referencing “Editorial: Seafloor Heterogeneity: Artificial Structures and Marine Ecosystem Dynamics - Recent Advances” and “Conservation and Restoration of Marine Forests in the Mediterranean Sea and the Potential Role of Marine Protected Areas.” These references are both peer-reviewed and written by writers with significant titles in their fields. Their place of work are stated in the articles to disclose any potential biases. The articles are both neutral and only express ideas supported by data. They also write about anthropogenic impacts on the ecosystem.

In addition, readers will learn how the reef restoration happens in general from all references. I will specifically reference how kelp beds are restored because they are a plant that acts as an important habitat to other species. By doing so, readers will understand why restoration is happening. They will also understand how connected species are in ecosystems and why kelp forests are a reoccurring theme in these peer-reviewed articles. The peer-reviewed article “Aquacultural Techniques for Creating and Restoring Beds of Giant Kelp, Macrocystis Spp" will be specifically referenced to explain how kelp are restored. This article is written by Wheeler J. North. He specifically talks about what conditions kelp forests thrive under in California, reasons for degradation, and techniques used to restore kelp beds.

These references range from 2000-2023. I do not plan on altering any existing text from the page.