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Aquatic Resources

You Quote It, You Note It Tutorial

This tutorial, called You Quote It, You Note It! developed by the librarians at Acadia University, is helpful for making sure you understand what is/is not plagarism.

Writing and Citing in Aquatic Resources

Citation Styles:

National Research Council Canada/Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: NRC citation style. See individual titles under "The Manuscript" or "Parts of the Manuscript."

Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers:  Citation style developed by the Council of Science Editors, formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition: New style manual of the American Psychological Association.

Citation Examples-Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Electronic journal article with an assigned DOI (Digital Object Identifier):

Newbury, M.G., and Ashworth, A.C. 2004. A fossil record of colonization 
   and response of lacustrine fish populations to climate change. Can. J. 
   Fish.  Aquat. Sci. 61(10): 1807–1816. doi:10.1139/F04-113.

Book:

Williams, R.A. 1987. Communication systems analysis and design. 
    Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

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