Gulf of Mexico. 60 percent of the continental United States drains into the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1990, hurricanes and tropical storms have cost the region more than $100 billion in damages to homes and property and over 9,000 deaths. Coastal tourism and recreational activities employ over 620,000 people in the region, yielding over $9 billion in wages annually.
In citing such papers using the name-and-date system, also known as the Harvard system, a long string of names proves awkwardâwhich is why most journals recommend the use of et al., which is Latin for et alii or et aliae and means âand others.â.
Specifically, articles with one or two authors include all names in every in-text citation; articles with three, four, or five authors include all names in the first in-text citation but are abbreviated to the first author name plus et al.