User:Evanescenth/California coastal salt marsh/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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The Ecology of Southern California Coastal Salt Marshes - https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34828^[1]

Describes structure and functioning of coastal salt marshes of California - covers physiographic setting of southern California coastal wetlands, vascular plant vegetation, soil algal communities, roles of plant types with respect to the salt marsh's functioning, marsh fauna, ecological problems.

Diversity, Composition, and Geographical Distribution of Microbial Communities in California Salt Marsh Sediments - https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.72.5.3357-3366.2006^[2]

Investigates microbial communities in California salt marshes using phospholipid fatty acid analysis, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, and metal analysis, by sampling the marshes.
Microbial community research is important because they decompose organic matter, affect the availability of heavy metals, and assist in other ecosystem services.

Sediment quality assessment in tidal salt marshes in northern California, USA: An evaluation of multiple lines of evidence approach - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969713002210?via%3Dihub^[3]

Describes the usage of novel research methods in conjunction with older ones to better understand the cleanliness or pollution of California salt marshes by investigating the sediment quality of the marshes. Found that marshes with pollution tended to have more toxin issues and affected the health of animals.

Balanced Sediment Fluxes in Southern California’s Mediterranean-Climate Zone Salt Marshes - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-015-0056-y^[4]

Investigates the stability of California salt marshes based on sediment. They looked at two marshes, one that obtains sediment from storms, and the other from a river. Their results suggest that based on the current processes of sediment transportation to marshes, they are able to stay healthy, but climate changes may alter these processes in the future, and in turn, decrease salt marsh stability.

All of these are scientific journals, and thus both verifiable, reliable, and first-hand. Most of these also describe the scientific method being used to draw their conclusions based on real-world data and experimentation.

More sources on California Salt Marshes if necessary:

https://www.science.gov/topicpages/c/california+salt+marsh

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

^ B., Zedler, Joy (1982). "The ecology of southern California coastal salt marshes: a community profile". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Córdova-Kreylos, Ana Lucía; Cao, Yiping; Green, Peter G.; Hwang, Hyun-Min; Kuivila, Kathryn M.; LaMontagne, Michael G.; Van De Werfhorst, Laurie C.; Holden, Patricia A.; Scow, Kate M. (2006-05). "Diversity, Composition, and Geographical Distribution of Microbial Communities in California Salt Marsh Sediments". American Society for Microbiology. 72 (5): 3357–3366. doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3357-3366.2006. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 1472379. PMID 16672478. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Hwang, Hyun-Min; Carr, R. Scott; Cherr, Gary N.; Green, Peter G.; Grosholz, Edwin D.; Judah, Linda; Morgan, Steven G.; Ogle, Scott; Rashbrook, Vanessa K.; Rose, Wendy L.; Teh, Swee J.; Vines, Carol A.; Anderson, Susan L. (2013-06-01). "Sediment quality assessment in tidal salt marshes in northern California, USA: An evaluation of multiple lines of evidence approach". Science of The Total Environment. 454–455: 189–198. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.039. ISSN 0048-9697.
^ Rosencranz, Jordan A.; Ganju, Neil K.; Ambrose, Richard F.; Brosnahan, Sandra M.; Dickhudt, Patrick J.; Guntenspergen, Glenn R.; MacDonald, Glen M.; Takekawa, John Y.; Thorne, Karen M. (2016-07-01). "Balanced Sediment Fluxes in Southern California's Mediterranean-Climate Zone Salt Marshes". Estuaries and Coasts. 39 (4): 1035–1049. doi:10.1007/s12237-015-0056-y. ISSN 1559-2731.

Outline of proposed changes

Current state of article:

Brief introduction of California Coastal Salt Marsh.
Brief description and list of plant species typically found.
Few sentences describing animals.

Proposed changes:

Add many visual elements to the article - try to find one picture per section written, and also have an overall picture of a California Coastal Salt Marsh as the main visual at the top of the article. There are currently no visuals or images in the article, and based on my evaluation of the Wikipedia articles looked at previously, many of the pages with high gradings have supporting visuals in addition to well-written text to better explain the topic.
Extend Plant Habitat section - particularly using "The Ecology of Southern California Coastal Salt Marshes," which has a focus on vegetation. There is currently, as mentioned, only a short list of plant species typically found. I think it would be helpful to provide more detailed information on each species - and while I may not be able to find info on each of those exact species, I think it would be best to expand each plant mentioned into a paragraph.
Add a section on Sediment. There are two scientific papers on sediment and how they are important to/contribute to the California Coastal Salt Marsh - thus, because they seem to be of great importance to the location, along with many new bits of information, I think it would be best to create a new section to expand on this.
Depending on how much information there is on animals in the scientific articles, I hope to also expand on the animal section of the page - this is probably the most bare-bones part of the page, so I'm hoping to be able to
Extend the introduction. The current introduction is only a few sentences, so I think readers could use a better introduction to California Coastal Salt Marshes in general.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] B., Zedler, Joy (1982). "The ecology of southern California coastal salt marshes: a community profile". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Córdova-Kreylos, Ana Lucía; Cao, Yiping; Green, Peter G.; Hwang, Hyun-Min; Kuivila, Kathryn M.; LaMontagne, Michael G.; Van De Werfhorst, Laurie C.; Holden, Patricia A.; Scow, Kate M. (2006-05). "Diversity, Composition, and Geographical Distribution of Microbial Communities in California Salt Marsh Sediments". American Society for Microbiology. 72 (5): 3357–3366. doi:10.1128/AEM.72.5.3357-3366.2006. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 1472379. PMID 16672478. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Hwang, Hyun-Min; Carr, R. Scott; Cherr, Gary N.; Green, Peter G.; Grosholz, Edwin D.; Judah, Linda; Morgan, Steven G.; Ogle, Scott; Rashbrook, Vanessa K.; Rose, Wendy L.; Teh, Swee J.; Vines, Carol A.; Anderson, Susan L. (2013-06-01). "Sediment quality assessment in tidal salt marshes in northern California, USA: An evaluation of multiple lines of evidence approach". Science of The Total Environment. 454–455: 189–198. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.039. ISSN 0048-9697.

[4] Rosencranz, Jordan A.; Ganju, Neil K.; Ambrose, Richard F.; Brosnahan, Sandra M.; Dickhudt, Patrick J.; Guntenspergen, Glenn R.; MacDonald, Glen M.; Takekawa, John Y.; Thorne, Karen M. (2016-07-01). "Balanced Sediment Fluxes in Southern California's Mediterranean-Climate Zone Salt Marshes". Estuaries and Coasts. 39 (4): 1035–1049. doi:10.1007/s12237-015-0056-y. ISSN 1559-2731.

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