The directional distribution of animal carcass sites registered between 1986 and 2015.

• Main Authors: Tuvshinzaya Zorigt (10779482), Satoshi Ito (12555), Norikazu Isoda (431846), Yoshikazu Furuta (210102), Misheck Shawa (10779473), Natsagdorj Norov (11731157), Baasansuren Lkham (11731160), Jargalsaikhan Enkhtuya (11547414), Hideaki Higashi (387365)
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Ecology; Science Policy; Infectious Diseases; Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; worldwide zoonotic disease; lying areas around; e .; murun; analyze retrospective data; 1986 &# 8211; xlink "> anthrax; carcass sites distributed; carcass burial sites; uul ); suggesting; describe historical spatio; year study period; anthrax spatial distribution; future anthrax outbreaks; mongolia </ p; carcass sites; study period; disposal sites; spatial mean; spatial information; anthrax occurrences; study disclosed; study area; temporal patterns; risk factors; public health; potential hazard; permafrost freeze; northern part; north regions; new hotspot; localized source; livestock anthrax; last decade; khuvsgul province; economic issue; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260299.g003

Unweighted spatial means and standard deviational ellipse (SDE) were determined in three periods (1986–1995, 1996–2005, and 2006–2015). The unweighted spatial mean centers indicate the average value of carcass locations in the given time phases. Ellipses with mean centers were combined to denote the directional distribution of carcass sites. The base map is the elevation in meters, with lighter areas being lower in elevation. The maps are reprinted from [ 28 ] under a CC BY license, with permission from DIVA-GIS and Dr. Robert Hijmans; see S1 File .