User:Eco144/Choose an Article

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: Oyster reef restoration

Article title

Oyster reef restoration

Article Evaluation

The article is rated as C with a completeness score of 55. There are very little views per day.

The article's content is relevant to the topic and is neutrally written. The article can be organized better and lacks information about the history of oyster reef restoration. There seems to be limited information about the different ways each urban area uses oyster reefs and what planning goes into restoring the reefs. Some background information about each urban area's original oyster reef conditions would be useful to include.

Another way to improve the article to include how other cities are restoring oyster reefs worldwide and what they expect in terms of building climate change resilience. The inclusion of more media such as pictures would make the information easier to visualize and comprehend.

The article is missing a couple of citations. The majority of the links to the sources are accessible. The sources are from news articles and government articles. More scientific articles would improve the article.

Possible Sources

Article: Restoring oysters to urban estuaries: Redefining habitat quality for eastern oyster performance near New York City

Article: Forty questions of importance to the policy and practice of native oyster reef restoration in Europe

Option 2: Constructed wetland

Article title

Constructed wetland

Article Evaluation

The article is rated as C with a completeness score of 56. There is a moderate amount of views per day.

The article's content is relevant to the topic and is neutrally written. The information could be improved by elaborating on the different cities that have constructed wetlands. Expanding on the plant life and aquatic species introduced and how these species have impacted the area would be helpful. The article lacks some background information on how the constructed wetlands in these urban areas are different from wetlands found outside of urban areas. There is a great variety of pictures used and they add to the understanding of the article.

The article is missing a couple of citations. The majority of the links to the sources are accessible. The sources are from scientific articles and news articles.

Possible Sources

Article: Capacity of various single-stage constructed wetlands to treat domestic sewage under optimal temperature in Guangzhou City, South China

Article: Wastewater and Rainwater Management in Urban Areas: A Role for Constructed Wetlands☆

Option 3: River Thames

Article title

River Thames

Article Evaluation

The article is rated as C with a completeness score of 78. There is a large amount of views per day.

The article's content is relevant to the topic and is neutrally written. The article can be improved by including more information about the ecology of the water system. Information about native species, changes to the environment over time due to human consequences, and how the river ecosystem is impacted by the urban environment could be added.

The article is missing a couple of citations. The majority of the links to the sources are accessible. The sources are from government articles and news articles. The sources seem to be reliable and from a mixture of publications.

Possible Sources

Article

The distribution and abundance of microplastics in the waters and organisms of the River Thames, UK.

Option 4: Stormwater

Article title

Stormwater

Article Evaluation

The article is rated as C with a completeness score of 66. There is a moderate amount of views per day.

The article's content is relevant to the topic and is neutrally written.

There are a few claims that are not cited. There also seems to be an incomplete section called "History". However, I am not sure that the section fits within the way the article is currently organized.

The sources are from a mixture of publications and seem to be reliable.

Possible Sources

Article: Smarter Stormwater Systems (United States: American Chemical Society)

Article: Urban Stormwater Runoff: A Major Pathway for Anthropogenic Particles, Black Rubbery Fragments, and Other Types of Microplastics to Urban Receiving Waters