Method Step

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<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>Species, DBH, and height of overstory trees in a chronosequence of reforested urban sites, Lexington, KY, USA</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Sabrina</givenName>
        <givenName>L</givenName>
        <surName>Jacobs</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Sabrina.jacobs@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Zachary</givenName>
        <givenName>J</givenName>
        <surName>Hackworth</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Zachary.hackworth@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-9854-1790</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kiernan</givenName>
        <surName>Comer</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Kmco287@g.uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>William</givenName>
        <surName>Wittenbraker</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>William.wittenbraker@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Julia</givenName>
        <givenName>J</givenName>
        <surName>Maugans</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Smith.julia2001@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kailey</givenName>
        <givenName>L</givenName>
        <surName>Jensen</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Kaileyjensen3@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kenton</givenName>
        <givenName>L</givenName>
        <surName>Sena</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>kenton.sena@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </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/163/4</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Sabrina</givenName>
        <givenName>L</givenName>
        <surName>Jacobs</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Sabrina.jacobs@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kenton</givenName>
        <givenName>L</givenName>
        <surName>Sena</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Kentucky</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>kenton.sena@uky.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>