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Week 2 Article Critique
Article: Microphyte.
- Some (many!) claims are not supported (e.g. "They are specially adapted to an environment dominated by viscous forces").
- There are odd, small mistakes (e.g. "...all the trophic levels about it" -> should be 'above'?).
- Some information appears to be outdated (e.g. "...they represent an almost untapped resource" -> this is not true: algae based products are in just about everything, and biofuel is a growing industry).
- The above also seems to be presented as an opinion, rather than a neutral statement of fact.
- The article appears to cite pages from online news sites, rather than from primary literature.
- In particular, the claim that "they produce approximately half of the atmospheric oxygen" is taken from a short article from a news site. This information (statistic?) could likely be found easily in primary lit, if it is true.
- There is so much more that could be talked about (at least briefly) on this page!
- What are the different kinds of microalgae that make up the microphytes?
- How do microalgae blooms affect marine environments?
- How are microalga utilized by humans (biofuel, algal by-products, etc.)?