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Scope of the journal
Nature in Cambridgeshire publishes original papers and notes on all aspects of the natural history of Cambridgeshire, including its geology and climate. We also welcome reviews and papers on historical topics. Contributions may cover the current administrative county, the historical counties of Cambridgeshire (v.c.29) or Huntingdonshire (v.c.31), or sites within these areas. Papers relating to adjacent counties or other areas may be accepted if their contents are relevant to Cambridgeshire. All material is peer reviewed and accepted on the understanding that it is not currently being offered to or considered by any other publication.
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Citations in the list of References at the end of a paper should follow the format below. Capitalisation in titles of books and papers in journals should be kept to a minimum. Journal titles should be given in full. It is the responsibility of authors to ensure that all references are cited accurately.
Jones, W.E. (1983). Live trapping of small mammals in Hayley Wood. Nature in Cambridgeshire 26: 60-61.
Fielder, H., Brotherton, P., Hosking, J., Hopkins, J.J., Ford-Lloyd, B. & Maxted, N. (2015). Enhancing the Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in England. Plos One 10(6): e0130804.
Sanford, M. & Fisk, R. (2010). A flora of Suffolk. D.K. & M.N. Sanford, Ipswich.
Rose, F. (1992). Temperate forest management: its effects on bryophyte and lichen floras and habitats. In Bryophytes and lichens in a changing environment, ed. J.W. Bates & A.M. Farmer, pp. 211–233. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Birkinshaw, C.R. (1985). The conservation of bryophytes. M.Sc. thesis, University College, London.
Lush, M., Robertson, H.J., Alexander, K.N.A., Giavarini, V., Hewins, E., Mellings, J., Stevenson, C.R., Storey, M. & Whitehead, P.F. (2009). Biodiversity studies of six traditional orchards in England. Research Report no. 025. Natural England, Sheffield.
Crompton, G. (2001). Cambridgeshire flora records since 1538. [online] Available at:<http://www.cambridgeshireflora.com> [Accessed 10th January 2017].
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A Flora of Suffolk. Martin Sanford & Richard Fisk. (D.K. & M.N. Sanford, Ipswich, 2010). Hardback, 547 pages. ISBN 978-0-9564584-0-7. £42.
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