Functional Ecology Referencing Guide
(updated Apr 2024)


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How to do citations in Functional Ecology style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Functional Ecology citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Functional Ecology.

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How do you cite a book in the Functional Ecology referencing style? (2024 Guide)

One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in Functional Ecology

Here’s an example book citation in Functional Ecology using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (Edition; E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.). City: Publisher.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Functional Ecology citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). New York: Random House.
And an in-text citation book citation in Functional Ecology looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)


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How to reference a journal article in the Functional Ecology citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Functional Ecology format?

To write a research paper, you need to incorporate sources. This means that you have to know how to format the sources in your academic paper. To cite someone else’s paper in Functional Ecology in your research, follow these simple steps.

Here’s a Functional Ecology journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. doi: DOI
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Functional Ecology: