User talk:LoveTheExperience/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Buffer strip

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I found this article through the link for academic disciplines and followed subcategories down until I found an article of interest that could use updating.

Evaluate the article
The articles status is B-class for quality and mid-importance.

The article gives a clear over view of the topic without going too in depth on closely related topics, such as riparian buffer or erosion control and instead adds links to them.

Image of riparian buffer would be better suited on the actual riparian buffer page rather than where it is currently (on the buffer strip page).

I agree with what was said on the talk page about not merging with windbreak as it would make this much too broad of a page. However the talk page has very little discussion going on and none of which is recent. I recommend talk of a new subcategory being added about the profound positive effects on biodiversity. Due to the large variety of plant species in buffer strips their is better habitat for pollinators which increase yield.https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-018-0126-2

The article stays neutral and is written from an informative standpoint that is not worded to sway a viewer while reading the information. Just a clear description about the topic and how it can be beneficial to air, water and soil quality control.

Under the headings, Types the subheadings "buffers within fields and edge of field buffers" are primarily built off of one source which could signal a bias. However since the source is the US national resource conservation service, one source may be okay.

http://nwrm.eu/sites/default/files/nwrm_ressources/a2_-_buffer_strips_and_hedges.pdf

Here is a good source that discusses the difference between riparian buffer strip and a buffer strip. Alot of the the same information under the subheadings "buffers within fields and edge of field buffers" but from another more recent source.

Overall the article gives a good overview of the topic without going in depth on topics that have their own page. I agree with the B-class quality as it is good but still has room for improvement. LoveTheExperience (talk) 03:09, 29 January 2021 (UTC) LoveTheExperience (talk) 11:31, 29 January 2021 (UTC)