I second Cargill & O'Connor. Over the years I have looked at several of these types of books and tried using different ones with students and I think this is far and away the most helpful. (Also expensive. And it's a whole system to work through, not just a few short tips.) It is a general science writing guide, but one author is an ecologist and most of the examples are ecological or biological. (Other author is from an English department if I recall.) It walks writers through a logical step-by-step process and encourages using published literature in the field as an example. This is better for graduate students but I have used it with undergraduate research students too.
It also has helpful material (including a whole section) for English as a second language users. I was just going to order another one for some students, but now I'll hold off a bit and eagerly await the second edition! Carola A. Haas Professor, Wildlife Ecology Associate Editor, Journal of Wildlife Management Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation 112 Cheatham Hall MC 0321 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 [email protected] 540-231-9269 http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Anna Renwick wrote: > Cargill, M. and O'Connor, P. 2009. Writing scientific research articles: > strategy and steps. 1st edition. Wiley Blackwell. > > 2nd edition is due out this month > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ann Showalter > Sent: Friday, 8 March 2013 12:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendations for science writing guides > > Hi, > > I am ordering science writing guides for our Writing Center. What writing > guides do you recommend for undergrads and grad students? > > Thank you! > > Ann > > -- > Ann M Showalter > PhD candidate, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology program Graduate > Assistant Director, Howe Center for Writing Excellence Miami University > Oxford, OH 45056 [email protected]
