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>Data for Pérez-Matus, A., Micheli, F., Konar, B., Shears, N., Low, N., Okamoto, D., Wernberg, T., Krumhansl, K., Ling, S., Kinsgford, M., Navarrete-Fernandez, T., Ruz, C., and Byrnes, J. 2024. Kelp forests as nursery and foundational habitat for reef fish. Ecology.</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Alejandro</givenName>
            <surName>Pérez-Matus</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Santiago, Santiago , CL</organizationName>
         <positionName>Associate Professor</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>aperez@bio.puc.cl</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-9591-6721</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Jarrett</givenName>
            <givenName>Edward Kaplan</givenName>
            <surName>Byrnes</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>University of Massachusetts Boston</organizationName>
         <positionName>Associate Professor</positionName>
         <address>
            <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology</deliveryPoint>
            <deliveryPoint>University of Massachusetts Boston; 100 Morissey Blvd.</deliveryPoint>
            <city>Boston</city>
            <administrativeArea>MA</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>02125</postalCode>
            <country>USA</country>
         </address>
         <electronicMailAddress>jarrett.byrnes@umb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <onlineUrl>http://byrneslab.net</onlineUrl>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0002-9791-9472</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/1687/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Jarrett</givenName>
            <givenName>Edward Kaplan</givenName>
            <surName>Byrnes</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>UMass Boston</organizationName>
         <address>
            <deliveryPoint>Department of Biology; University of Massachusetts Boston</deliveryPoint>
            <deliveryPoint>100 Morissey Blvd</deliveryPoint>
            <city>Boston</city>
            <administrativeArea>MA</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>02125</postalCode>
            <country>United States</country>
         </address>
         <phone phonetype="voice">4015294104</phone>
         <electronicMailAddress>jarrett.byrnes@umb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="https://orcid.org">/0000-0002-9791-9472</userId>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>