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FW 302: Conservation of Marine Mammals

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Getting Started on the Assignment

You need to find eight valid sources for your plan. One can be the IUCN Red List and the others must be scientific journal articles. Here are strategies and resources.

Marine Ecology Progress Series Citation Style

Format your citations for this essay using the Marine Ecology Progress Series guidelines. Refer to the reference section of the Research Project guidelines for more information.

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Make sure someone else can find the resource you use.  Essential information for a citation:

  • Authorship
  • Title & subtitle
  • Name of journal or book
  • Volume number
  • Inclusive page numbers
  • Year of publication
  • Month or number if volume is not paged consecutively
  • URL if digital