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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
 * Ecosystem diversity


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, however it is very brief and does not explain many of the terms and concepts listed.
 * The impact section needs additional information as only a few examples are present. There is one long example of a study of honey bee colonies; needs a more diverse set of examples to illustrate important topics related to ecosystem diversity.
 * Most of the article is neutral however I do not think this sentence is neutral "Even seemingly small evolutionary interactions can have large impacts on the diversity of the ecosystems throughout the world." Additionally, this claim does not have a citation.
 * Further, this article does not address equity gaps.
 * This article was part of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Biodiversity


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has many claims that are not cited.
 * The article largely does not tackle equity gaps, surprisingly in the whole article indigenous knowledge or practices are not mentioned besides one phrase "lack of indigenous management of key ecosystems" in the entire article. There is a small section on citizen science, but this could be greatly expanded.
 * This article contains many bullet points which are distracting from the flow of the article.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Climate change and indigenous peoples


 * Article Evaluation
 * There are claims without citations, which read as possible opinions, therefore the article is also not neutral.
 * The sources are not all reliable as several are not primary sources, but website articles and opinion pieces.
 * The lead section needs to include both more content and be rewritten to improve the flow and logical order of elements.
 * This article does address equity gaps, as this is the focus of the article.


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Water security


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is written from a neutral standpoint.
 * This article contains some claims without citations. Also, some sections would benefit from more varied source material/citations.
 * This article does significantly address issues of equity.
 * Something I found missing was the mention of water security in terms of the need for agriculture and food production.


 * Sources

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Drinking water quality in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article did an excellent job at remaining neutral.
 * There are several unreliable citations from websites and blogs.
 * Notably, this article does not address equity gaps although there are many related to drinking quality in the United States.
 * This article did not talk about contamination via pesticides at any length. It was mentioned a few times, however there would be a benefit from a section on the impacts of agriculture in relation to both groundwater overdraft, pesticides and fertilizers. The article would also benefit from a section on technologies to remove contaminants from water.
 * Sources
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