User:Pabuappa13/Cat predation on wildlife/Bibliography

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

Bibliography

As you gather the sources for your Wikipedia contribution, think about the following:

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If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
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Bibliography

Heezik, Y., Smyth, A., Adams, A.L., & Gordon, J. (2010). Do domestic cats impose an unsustainable harvest on urban bird populations. Biological Conservation, 143, 121-130.

the source is secondary and a peer reviewed academic journal.

Kosicki, J. (2021). The impact of feral domestic cats on native bird populations. Predictive modelling approach on a country scale. Ecological Complexity, 48, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2021.100964

this source is primary and a peer reviewed academic journal that is independent of the subject.

Herrera, D. J., Cove, M. V., et al. (2022). Prey selection and predation behavior of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) in an urban ecosystem: Implications for urban cat management. Biological Conservation

article is a peer-reviewed journal, primary 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

Outline of proposed changes

for the first source i picked "Do domestic cats impose an unsustainable harvest on urban bird populations", I can add more data that supports the topic that cats are impacting the wildlife population based on patterns and behaviors they notice. they have their own activity data that was collected over a couple of months that helps show the common behavior and patterns cats have expressed.

for the 2nd source i picked "The impact of feral domestic cats on native bird populations. Predictive modelling approach on a country scale". they talk looking about density distribution to look at the interaction between feral domestic cats and the environmental impact they have on 2 bird species. they made separate models to explore the difference in both species and see if the impact cats make is different for both and why that might be. this could help support more the idea that cats have an impact on wildlife population by looking at different results.

the 3rd source i picked "Prey selection and predation behavior of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) in an urban ecosystem: Implications for urban cat management" can help add strategies| to prevent behaviors from cat that leave a negative impact on wildlife populations. they collect data that helps explain and provide strategies to manage feral cat behavior.

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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