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References
We recommend using Endnote to format references in journal style. The Forestry Endnote
style can be downloaded from: http://endnote.com/styles/Forestry.ens. References of
journals, books, multi-author books and articles published online should be cited in the text
with the author name and date in parenthesis (Lastname, date), and the entries in the
reference list should be listed alphabetically on last name and conform to the following
examples:
Allen, S.E., Grimshaw, H.M., Parkinson, J.A. and Quarmby, C. 1974 Chemical Analysis of Ecological
Materials.2nd edn. Blackwell, Oxford, 596 pp
Anonymous 2001 Woodlands for Wales. The National Assembly for Wales Strategy for Trees and
Woodlands. Forestry Commission, Aberystwyth.
Brazier, J.D. 1990 The timbers of farm woodland trees. Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 91. HMSO,
London.
Carleson, W.C. 1985 Seasonal variation in mitotic index in the stem apex of loblolly pine seedlings. In
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nursery Management Practices for the Southern
Pines. D.B. South (ed.). School of Forestry, Auburn University, Alabama, pp. 303–310.
CIFOR. 1999 The CIFOR Criteria and Indicators Generic Template. The Criteria and Indicators Toolbox
Series No. 2.Center for International Forestry Research. Bogor, Indonesia, p. 53.
FAO. 2003 State of the World’s Forests 2003. Rome, Italy.
Lastname, A. 2012 Book Title. Edn. Publisher name, Location, 600pp.
Lastname, A. and Lastname, B. 2012 Article title. Abbr. Journal Title 10, 100-150
Metropolitan Police. 2004 London Borough of Lambeth Crime and Disorder
http://www.met.polic.uk/foi/pdfs/aims_objectives_plans/borough/lambeth_crime_and
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Mulder, J.P.M. 1985 Simulation interception loss using standard meteorological data. In The Forest–
Atmosphere Interaction. B.A. Hutchinson and B.B. Hicks (eds). Wiley, Chichester, pp. 177–196.
Ståhl, G., Gove, J.H., Williams, M.S., Grimshaw, H.M., Parkinson, J.A, Malcolm, D.C.et al. 2005 Critical
length sampling: a method to estimate the volume of down coarse woody debris. Eur. J. For. Res. (in
press).
Titus, B.D. Jr and Malcolm, D.C. 1992 Nutrient leaching from the litter layer after clearfelling of Sitka
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