Be sure to introduce your subject matter carefully, explaining why it is important. If talking about a specific element or compound, describe its distribution, fluxes and physical-chemical form. I ' m also willing to suggest topics that may interest you. Be specific in suggestions for future work. Logical organization is key.
Paragraphs generally express one key idea.
The other sentences support the topic idea and offer transitions between preceding and succeeding paragraphs. You would then list both the Smith and Jones references in your bibliographies. To gain some understanding of how rarely this format is used pick ten journal articles at random and see if any of them has a reference in this format. Probably, none will. This is the most recently published marine chemistry text.