Table 1 Madrean Ecoregion Sky Islands, US and Mexico, size and elevation characteristics, sorted by country then area (km2). Elevation values were derived from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STRM) 30 meter Digital Elevation Model (Farret al.2007). Mapped locations of each Sky Island can be ...
Excavation of the delicate AVH-1 burial was not conducted en bloc; due to the surroundings’ rugged terrain, transporting a burial block to the lab was not possible. Instead, each piece was removed on site. To document the 3D spatial relationships of skeletal remains and grave goods to one ...
To sample the study area, known locations were identified for each vegetation type, avoiding mixed or heterogeneous representations. The seasonal parameters extracted from TIMESAT are the start of the season (SOS), signifying an upward trend at a 25% threshold in the NDVI time series due to ...
Once at the lab, NP swabs were immediately cultured (as described below). At the same time, MEF samples were divided into two fractions: one was immediately used for bacterial culture, and another was stored at −80 °C for subsequent bacterial DNA extraction. All NP swabs and MEF ...