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I often see place or species names shortened in scientific journal articles and would like to know what the correct protocol is. Can I shorten "Gough Island" to just "Gough"? Or "leatherback turtle...
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System
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2019-12-08T12:25:01Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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JaimieC
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2019-12-08T12:25:01Z (about 5 years ago)
I often see place or species names shortened in scientific journal articles and would like to know what the correct protocol is. Can I shorten **"Gough Island"** to just " **Gough**"? Or **"leatherback turtle"** to " **leatherback**"?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-07-09T23:43:25Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 6