Citation
The database as a whole
Naturalis Biodversity Center, 2017. Dutch Caribbean Species Register, www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org. Accessed on [date].
Species information
Species passports on the Dutch Caribbean Species Register can be cited as follows.
[author] [year]. [species name English/Dutch/Papiamento scientific]. Dutch Caribbean Species Register, www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org. Accessed on [date].
Example of Green Turtle consulted on 14 November 2017, for reference in English context:
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2017. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas. Dutch Caribbean Species Register, www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org. Accessed on November 14 2017.
Photos
The use of photos is permitted under the conditions specified by the photographer through the chosen license. Photos shared under Creative Commons licences with a BY-code (attribution) can for example be cited as follows, preferrably with a link to the Dutch Caribbean Species Register and profile page of the photographer.
[species name English/Dutch/Papiamento scientific]. Photo by [photographer], Dutch Caribbean Species Register, www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org. [license].
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas. Photo by Frank van Spelde, Dutch Caribbean Species Register, www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org. License: CC BY-NC-SA.
If necessary you can add metadata such as location, date, validator and description. For more information on how to properly cite photos shared under Creative Commons licenses, see this explanation by Creative Commons themselves.