Publications
Anthropological Research Paper Series
SWCA Environmental Consultants publishes a series of papers known as the Anthropological Research Papers (ARP) to make its most significant research findings available to the wider professional community. The first of these papers were published in1992, with the primary purpose of sharing the results of SWCA’s major archaeological, anthropological, and historical projects, which includes the recent multi-volume series on the Animas’ La Plata archaeological project, in southwest Colorado.
Purchasing ARP Volumes:
To obtain a volume, please contact The University of Arizona Press, which distributes the ARP series.
Phone: 520.621.1441
Website: Click here to view titles and purchase a volume online.
SWCA Authored Publications
Fire Effects on Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs in the Oak Savannas of the Southwestern Borderlands
Peter F. Ffolliott, Gerald J. Gottfried, Hui Chen, Cody L. Stropki, and Daniel G. Neary - 2012Much has been learned in recent years about the ecological, hydrologic, and environmental characteristics of the oak (encinal) woodlands of the Southwestern Borderlands. Comparable information for the lower-elevation oak savannas, including the impacts of fire on ecosystem resources, is also necessary to enhance the knowledge ( Read in full ...)
Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-95. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 15 p. - USDA Forest Service
Water
Erica Brown Gaddis, Paul Roger Glennie, Yi Huang and Walter Rast, et. al - 2012Main messages are: 1) Increasing water-use efficiency in all sectors is vital to ensure sustainable water resources for all uses. 2) Recognition of ecosystem water needs within allocation systems will help protect life-supporting ecosystem services. 3) Reducing both point and non-point pollution is imperative to improve ( Read in full ...)
Chapter 4 in The Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5), edited by Úrsula Oswald Spring, United Nations Environment Programme:97–132. - United Nations Environment Programme
NISP, Bone Fragmentation, and the Measurement of Taxonomic Abundance
Michael D. Cannon - 2012Zooarchaeologists have long recognized that the number of identified specimens (NISP) is dependent on the degree to which bones are fragmented, but attempts are rarely made to control for the effects of fragmentation on NISP. This paper provides insight into those effects by presenting both a formal model of the relationship ( Read in full ...)
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory19(4):online first - Springer Link
A Late Holocene Population Bottleneck in California Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes): Provisional Support from Ancient DNA
Jack M. Broughton, R. Kelly Beck, Joan B. Coltrain, Dennis H. O'Rourke & Alan R. Rodgers - 2012Zooarchaeological analyses have suggested a possible case of late Holocene resource depression in California tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes). We develop and conduct a preliminary independent test of this here based on trends in genetic diversity derived from ancient DNA extracted from archaeological elk bone. Mitochondrial ( Read in full ...)
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory19(4):online first - Springer Link
Using Maps to Aid Our Understanding of a Site's History
Alicia B. Valentino - 2012Maps are a valuable source of information in historical research, though many elements concerning the production of those maps need consideration, spatial accuracy being foremost among them. The use of geographic information systems (GIS) can often help one overcome spatial inaccuracy by overlaying historical maps with modern ( Read in full ...)
IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Acheology 35(1&2):39-48. - Industrial Acheology
First Account of the Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris) in the State of Florida, Orange County, Wekiwa Spring's State Park
Eric C. Munscher and Andrew S. Weber - 2012Synopsis: The first documented finding of the northern red-bellied turtle Psuedemys rubriventris in the state of Florida. ( Read in full ...)
IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 19(3)219-220 - IRCF
Decreased Nest Mortality for the Carolina Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys Terrapin Centrata) following Removal of Racoons (Procyon Lotor) from a Nesting Beach in Northeastern Florida
Eric C. Munscher, Emily H. Kuhns, Candace A. Cox, and Joseph A. Butler - 2012Raccoons (Procyon lotor) can account for > 90% of nest failures of the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in some areas. Previous studies have demonstrated that predator removal can decrease predation of turtle nests, thus increasing nest survivorship. We removed Raccoons from an island beach used by Diamondback ( Read in full ...)
Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(2):176-184. - Herpetological Conservation and Biology
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