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This is where you will 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.
Dey, Daniel. 2014. Sustaining Oak Forests in Eastern North America: Regeneration and Recruitment, the Pillars of Sustainability.[1]
This published review article studies the issue of oak regeneration from multiple angles.
Clark, F. Bryan (September 1992). "A Historical Perspective of Oak Regeneration".[2]
This article provides important context for the topic and allows for study of changes in the topic over the last 30 years.
National Park Service. 2011. "The Future of Our Oak Forests: Can Fire and Fences Sustain Oak Forests for the Future?"[3]
This article covers contemporary research on the problem and management methods.
Patel, Nicholas. 2017. "White Oak Regeneration, Is It a Crisis or Not?"[4]
This article provides perspective on the urgency of the problem and what methods are being used to study it.
Rucker, William. "The Failure of Oak Regeneration across Eastern Deciduous Forests"[5]
This literature review will provide important information on contemporary research.
Demeter, László, et al. "Rethinking the natural regeneration failure of pedunculate oak: The pathogen mildew hypothesis"[6]
This article introduces a European perspective by discussing the regeneration of the Pedunculate oak.
^Clark, F. Bryan (September 1992). "A Historical Perspective of Oak Regeneration". Southeastern Forest Experiment Station Oak Regeneration Symposium Proceedings: 3–13.
^"The Future of Our Oak Forests: Can Fire and Fences Sustain Oak Forests for the Future?". National Park Service. 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
Reliable publications include established newspapers, academic journals and books, textbooks, and other published sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking.
Unreliable sources include blog posts and other self-published works, press releases, and social media posts.
In order for a source to be considered verifiable, other editors should be able to consult the source.
Is the source independent of the subject?
Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
For example, if you were writing a biography, sources like the person's webpage or personal blog would not be considered independent.
Is the source primary or secondary?
Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow
these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's
notability guidelines.
In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about
living persons. Please follow these carefully.
Wikipedia has a series of
guidelines for writing about different categories of people, such as academics and artists. If you're trying to create a new entry about a living person, please look at these carefully.
If you're not sure whether a source is reliable, ask a librarian! If you have questions about Wikipedia's sourcing rules, you can use the Get Help button below to contact your Wikipedia Expert.
This is where you will 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.
Dey, Daniel. 2014. Sustaining Oak Forests in Eastern North America: Regeneration and Recruitment, the Pillars of Sustainability.[1]
This published review article studies the issue of oak regeneration from multiple angles.
Clark, F. Bryan (September 1992). "A Historical Perspective of Oak Regeneration".[2]
This article provides important context for the topic and allows for study of changes in the topic over the last 30 years.
National Park Service. 2011. "The Future of Our Oak Forests: Can Fire and Fences Sustain Oak Forests for the Future?"[3]
This article covers contemporary research on the problem and management methods.
Patel, Nicholas. 2017. "White Oak Regeneration, Is It a Crisis or Not?"[4]
This article provides perspective on the urgency of the problem and what methods are being used to study it.
Rucker, William. "The Failure of Oak Regeneration across Eastern Deciduous Forests"[5]
This literature review will provide important information on contemporary research.
Demeter, László, et al. "Rethinking the natural regeneration failure of pedunculate oak: The pathogen mildew hypothesis"[6]
This article introduces a European perspective by discussing the regeneration of the Pedunculate oak.
^Clark, F. Bryan (September 1992). "A Historical Perspective of Oak Regeneration". Southeastern Forest Experiment Station Oak Regeneration Symposium Proceedings: 3–13.
^"The Future of Our Oak Forests: Can Fire and Fences Sustain Oak Forests for the Future?". National Park Service. 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2022.