User:Seaamused/International Coral Reef Initiative/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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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.

Maragos, J. E., Crosby, M. P., & McManus, J. W. (1996). Coral Reefs and Biodiversity: A Critical and Threatened Relationship. Oceanography, 9(1), 83–99. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43925545

This is a journal article published by The Oceanography Society, so it should be a reliable source. It covers information about coral reefs and biodiversity. The article covers multiple ocean related initiatives, including the ICRI, which shows the extensive and reliable research done by the article, which is helpful in establishing notability. ^[1]

Hinrichsen, D. (1997). Coral Reefs in Crisis. BioScience, 47(9), 554–558. https://doi.org/10.2307/1313160

This is a journal articles published by Oxford University press, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the the crisis coral reefs are facing why the ICRI is important to helping them. It goes into depth about the International Coral Reef Initiative and its core beliefs and reasons for its creation, so it's helpful in establishing notability. ^[2]

Reaser, J. K., Pomerance, R., & Thomas, P. O. (2000). Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings and Policy Recommendations. Conservation Biology, 14(5), 1500–1511. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2641802

This is a journal article published by Wiley, an academic publisher. The article talks about the policies the ICRI has endorsed and supported to slow coral bleaching and combat climate change. Since the article only mentions the ICRI in a few specific spots, it does not support establishing notability.^[3]

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

^ Maragos, J.E.; Crosby, M.P.; McManus, J.W. (1996). "Coral Reefs and Biodiversity: A Critical and Threatened Relationship". Oceanography. 9 (1): 83–99. ISSN 1042-8275.
^ Hinrichsen, Don (1997). "Coral Reefs in Crisis". BioScience. 47 (9): 554–558. doi:10.2307/1313160. ISSN 0006-3568.
^ Reaser, Jamie K.; Pomerance, Rafe; Thomas, Peter O. (2000). "Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings and Policy Recommendations". Conservation Biology. 14 (5): 1500–1511. ISSN 0888-8892.

Outline of proposed changes

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The sources I've identified will be able to reveal current information about the International Coral Reef Initiative that can expand its wikipedia page. The ICRI's current wikipedia page has content gaps in the 'Networks and Committees' section and the identified sources will be helpful in expanding that section of the page. There is also a content gap when talking about policy recommendations and endorsements done by the ICRI and the identified sources will help create and expand that section of the page. The identified sources also include information about collaborations between the ICRI and other oceanic initiatives which is something important to note and the sources will be able to create and expand that section of its wikipedia page.

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] Maragos, J.E.; Crosby, M.P.; McManus, J.W. (1996). "Coral Reefs and Biodiversity: A Critical and Threatened Relationship". Oceanography. 9 (1): 83–99. ISSN 1042-8275.

[2] Hinrichsen, Don (1997). "Coral Reefs in Crisis". BioScience. 47 (9): 554–558. doi:10.2307/1313160. ISSN 0006-3568.

[3] Reaser, Jamie K.; Pomerance, Rafe; Thomas, Peter O. (2000). "Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change: Scientific Findings and Policy Recommendations". Conservation Biology. 14 (5): 1500–1511. ISSN 0888-8892.

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