Method Step

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<methodStep>
<description>
<para>This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.</para>
<para>This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.</para>
</description>
<dataSource>
<title>Food-chain length in desert streams of central and southern Arizona, USA</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Tamara</givenName>
        <surName>Harms</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Alaska Fairbanks</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>tamara.harms@alaska.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-7845-1109</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>John</givenName>
        <surName>Sabo</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Tulane University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>jsabo1@tulane.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-5259-0709</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Leah</givenName>
        <surName>Gaines-Sewell</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Arizona State University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Leah.gaines-sewell@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-9352-0766</userId>
    </creator>
<distribution>
<online>
<onlineDescription>This online link references an EML document that describes data used in the creation of this derivative data package.</onlineDescription>
<url function="information">https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/1074/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <organizationName>Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, Arizona State University</organizationName>
      <positionName>Data Manager</positionName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Arizona State University</deliveryPoint>
        <deliveryPoint>Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Tempe</city>
        <administrativeArea>AZ</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>85287-5402</postalCode>
        <country>USA</country>
      </address>
      <electronicMailAddress>caplter.data@asu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>https://researchdata.asu.edu/</onlineUrl>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>