ABRS citation format

Please include the following information when citing ABRS Online Resources (e.g. Australian Faunal Directory, POLiKEY):

• name of the author and revisor of the data and the year (if applicable)
• taxonomic group or taxon (if applicable)
• title of the database and version (if applicable)
• organisation, city
• date or year of viewing
• URL

Examples of how to cite ABRS online resources follow.

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)

Cite the Australian Faunal Directory (the whole Directory) as:

ABRS 2009. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/index.html

Cite a subset of the data (e.g. Pulmonata group) in the Australian Faunal Directory as:

Smith B.J., Reid S. & Ponder W.F. (2002). Pulmonata. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PULMONATA

OR

ABRS 2009. Australian Faunal Directory. Pulmonata. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PULMONATA

To determine the author and/or revisor and the year the group was updated from the Australian Faunal Directory check the compiler details of the higher level taxa for the group in the database.

Species Bank

Cite all of the Species Bank as:

Species Bank. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/species-bank/index.html

Cite an individual record (e.g. Trichomusculus barbatus) in Species Bank as:

Davey K. Trichomusculus barbatus. Species Bank. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/species-bank/index.html

Determine the treatment’s author and photographer from the Acknowledgments section of the Species Bank details page.

POLiKEY

Cite POLiKEY as:

Glasby C.J. & Fauchald K. (2003). POLiKEY. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/polikey/index.html

Centipedes of Australia

Cite Centipedes of Australia as:

Colloff M.J., Hastings A.M., Spier F. & Devonshire J. (2005). Centipedes of Australia. CSIRO Entomology and Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/centipedes/centipedeKey.html

Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories

Cite Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories as:

McCarthy P.M. (2006). Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/lichenlist/introduction.html

Checklist of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts

Cite Checklist of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts as:

McCarthy P.M. (2006). Checklist of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/liverwortlist/liverworts_intro.html

Flora of Australia Online

Cite all of the Flora of Australia Online as:

Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/index.html

Cite a subset of the data (e.g. Banksia) in the Flora of Australia Online as:

George A.S. (1999). Banksia. Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/index.html

Determine the contributor and year of publication from the following URL http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/published.html, or for Acacia from the species level treatment.

Note:

The URL for Flora of Australia Online: Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands is:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/49/index.html

The URL for Flora of Australia Online: Oceanic Islands excluding Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands is:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/50/index.html

Australian Marine Algal Name Index (AMANI)

Cite AMANI as:

Cowan R.A. (2006). Australian Marine Algal Name Index. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Murdoch University, Perth. Viewed 29 December 2024.
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/amani/