Citation Information
: using text or data on the Portal
Last updated on Wed, 2018-01-24 15:59.
When you are using text or Data on the WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website, it may be cited as:
For database citations:
When using WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website data, please cite the relevant data sources. A suggested citation is included in the metadata for most datasets.
When using data from many data sources so that citing the specific data sources becomes highly impractical, you can cite us as follows (e.g.):
WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website (YEAR). Data from the WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Web. http://www.wbpw.org. (consulted on YYYY/MM/DD).
For general citation of the WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website. Web. http://www.wbpw.org. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
For webpage citations:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. “Title”. WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website. Date of publication or recent update : dd/mm/yy . Web. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
When the author is well identified:
Family name, first name. “Title”. UNESCO/IOC/WESTPAC Biodiversity Portal Website. Date of publication or recent update: dd/mm/yy. Web. (Consulted on dd/mm/yy)
