User:Raquel Gilliland/Planktivore/Merrilju Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Raquel Gilliland


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 * User:Raquel Gilliland/Planktivore


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Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead:


 * This section explains what a planktivore is, but it might be useful to provide more context as to why planktivores matter in an ecological or biogeochemical context
 * How many types of species are classified as planktivores? Since the diversity is so vast-from whales to menhaden, it should be clarified that this is a broad ecological characterization for many types of aquatic animals.

Content:

There is a lot of great, well-cited information here. Relevant and well-written. Here's a breakdown of content suggestions:


 * Forms of planktivory: section is missing some key ecological context about planktivory. Such as: top-down and bottom-up control and trophic cascades. A lot of awesome examples of planktivory are incorporated in this section, but the significance of those planktivore relationships is only touched on. I think all these examples of planktivory can be spread out in the preceding vertebrate, invertebrate, zooplankton sections. This might help separate the diversity of planktivores in a way that makes sense and allow readers to jump to the type of planktivore they are are interested in
 * planktivory across ecological systems: The opening sentence about planktivores being an important component of trophic cascades can be a paragraph on its own. This is maybe the key point of discussing planktivory in ecology. I love the food-web regulation section and control on plankton growth, these are key elements to this topic and maybe should be pushed higher to the top of the page
 * nutritional value of plankton: Great paragraph, but it needs to be tied back to planktivory. The nutrient profile of plankton is important because planktivores eat them and that has implications for the rest of the food web. The role of plankton in nutrient cycling and the biological pump could also be discussed here and related back to planktivores, which ultimately control whether or not plankton organic matter sinks or gets consumed and recycled.
 * climate change section: is great and highly informative about climate change. Though the relevance to planktivory isn't clear throughout. The opening sentences to all of these paragraphs should be immediately linked to planktivory.
 * harmful algal bloom: The first couple sentences need revision. It needs to be clear in the first sentence that planktivores are the first impacted from HABs and it bio-accumulates up the food web. The role of planktivores in spreading HABs in the foodchain should be the main point of this paragraph
 * Effects on industry: it needs to be very clear which fisheries consist of planktivores in this paragraph.

organization:


 * The flow of this page needs a little work, but its off to a great start. The forms of planktivory section can perhaps be broken up into more sub-sections to clearly outline the types of organisms that are classified as planktivores.
 * The ecology section could maybe be moved to the top because the importance of planktivores lies in this paragraph. Or, this can be summarized better in the opening lead so drive home the significance of this page

Great sources and content overall! Some images might help demonstrate ecological principles like top-down effects of planktivores or demonstrate the biodiversity of planktivore species