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>Jones, D. K., B. M. Mattes, W. D. Hintz, M. S. Schuler, A. B. Stoler, L. Lind, R. O. Cooper, and R. A. Relyea. 2017. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. Environmental Pollution 221:159-167.</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Rick</givenName>
            <givenName>A.</givenName>
            <surName>Relyea</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</organizationName>
         <positionName>Professor</positionName>
         <address>
            <city>Troy</city>
            <administrativeArea>NY</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>12180</postalCode>
            <country>US</country>
         </address>
         <phone phonetype="voice">5182768342</phone>
         <electronicMailAddress>relyer@rpi.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-6693-6950</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Devin</givenName>
            <surName>Jones</surName>
         </individualName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Brian</givenName>
            <surName>Mattes</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</organizationName>
         <address>
            <city>Troy</city>
            <administrativeArea>NY</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>12180</postalCode>
         </address>
         <electronicMailAddress>matteb2@rpi.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>William</givenName>
            <surName>Hintz</surName>
         </individualName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Matthew</givenName>
            <surName>Schuler</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</organizationName>
         <address>
            <city>Troy</city>
            <administrativeArea>NY</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>12180</postalCode>
         </address>
         <electronicMailAddress>matt.s.schuler@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Aaron</givenName>
            <surName>Stoler</surName>
         </individualName>
         <electronicMailAddress>abstoler@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Lovisa</givenName>
            <surName>Lind</surName>
         </individualName>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Reilly</givenName>
            <surName>Cooper</surName>
         </individualName>
      </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/1640/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Rick</givenName>
            <givenName>A.</givenName>
            <surName>Relyea</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</organizationName>
         <address>
            <city>Troy</city>
            <administrativeArea>NY</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>12180</postalCode>
            <country>US</country>
         </address>
         <phone phonetype="voice">5182768342</phone>
         <electronicMailAddress>relyer@rpi.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-6693-6950</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>