Risk Analysis Reveals Global Hotspots For Marine Debris Ingestion By Sea Turtles (Article Critique Sample)
1. Read the article attached. On a section-by-section basis, provide main point in a bulleted list. Note the writing style and the way in which material is presented in figures, tables and appendices. Provide a one or two paragraph summary of the journal article that includes:
• Introductory sentence(s) (what are you going to say, and why you selected the article)
• Study objective
• Overview of methods
• Overview of results
• Overview of discussion – for this section provide in-text citation
• Overview of conclusions
• Concluding sentence(s) (what you said and its importance)
**use headings for each section**
2. In text citation
For the indicated section above, give an example of the way in which you would reference an idea presented in that section of the paper (provide a sample in-text citation).
3. Referencing – Give the complete reference for the article in APA format.
Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles
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Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles
Introduction
Marine conservation is one of the key aspects of the human world. Several environmental conservation programs have been focused mainly in preserving the marine environment. I chose an article by the title Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles. I chose this article with the aim of understanding some of the agents of marine pollution.
Objectives
The study aimed to conduct a risk analysis. The risk analysis aimed at revealing global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles. The marine debris in question largely consisted of plastics. The study attempted (based on the data collected from the study) to approximate the percentage of sea turtles that ingest debris.
Methods
The study used a best fit model. The model incorporated data on exposure rates and compared it to turtle species. This was through debris mapping computed through spa...
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