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Bibliography

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

U.S. Department of the Interior. Animals. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/nature/animals.htm ^[1]
- The above is a webpage detailing the various animal species which inhabit the recreation center area. It covers the main biological classes, and allows the reader to learn about specific species as well. This link is from the National Park Services official website, so it should be a reliable source.

U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service (1995). Fort Wadsworth, Gateway National Recreation Area, Site Management Plan, Environmental Assessment [PDF]. https://permanent.fdlp.gov/websites/www.nps.gov/pdf-archive/fort_wadsworth_smp.pdf ^[2]
- This is a manual offering a plethora of information about the Fort Wadsworth site of the Recreation Area. It was published by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and the National Park Service. In this manual, there is information about the history of this site, its natural features, the surrounding neighborhood environment (noise, traffic, visitor activities), and more. This is most likely a reliable source, although some of the information within may no longer be up-to-date.

U.S. Department of the Interior. Air Quality Conditions & Trends. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/park-conditions-trends.htm?tabName=summary&parkCode=GATE&paramCode=Overall%20Air%20Quality&startYr=2009&endYr=2022&timePeriod=Summary ^[3]
- This webpage from the National Park Service is a report showing the overall air quality at the Gateway NRA at the end of 2022. This report covers different aspects of air quality, such as the overall quality, visibility, human health, and more. This website is also from the National Park Service site, as is the first source (animals webpage) so it should be a reliable source.

Examples:

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

^ "Animals". National Park Service. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ "Fort Wadsworth - Site Management Plan" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service. November 1995. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ "Air Quality Conditions & Trends - Air (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

Outline of proposed changes

Use the animals webpage to add information about some of the native animal species inhabiting different parts of the recreation area. Does human activity or other land development/urbanization have any effects on the animal population? If so, how?
From the Fort Wadsworth manual, add information to the Staten Island Unit subsection. Can add information about activities, surrounding land development (such as air pollution & noise), and impacts of human use on natural and cultural resources.
The Staten Island and Sandy Hook locations need more information, as the article has very little information on those 2 sites compared to the Jamaica Bay Unit. Can add info about parks and opportunities available, brief history of the sites, natural features & native wildlife, landscape and surrounding environments, cleanup/restoration

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] "Animals". National Park Service. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[2] "Fort Wadsworth - Site Management Plan" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service. November 1995. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[3] "Air Quality Conditions & Trends - Air (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

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