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>Carbon decomposition data from oxygen-limited soils</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Wenjuan</givenName>
        <surName>Huang</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Iowa State University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>wjhuang@iastate.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1038-1591</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kefeng</givenName>
        <surName>Wang</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Northwest University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>wangkefeng@nwu.edu.cn</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8005-269X</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Chenglong</givenName>
        <surName>Ye</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Iowa State University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>chenglongye@hotmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-5034</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>William</givenName>
        <givenName>C</givenName>
        <surName>Hockaday</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Baylor University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>william_hockaday@baylor.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0501-0393</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Gangsheng</givenName>
        <surName>Wang</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Wuhan University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>wang.gangsheng@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-5034</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Steven</givenName>
        <givenName>J.</givenName>
        <surName>Hall</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Iowa State University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>stevenjh@iastate.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-2019</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/431/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Steven</givenName>
        <givenName>J.</givenName>
        <surName>Hall</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Iowa State University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>stevenjh@iastate.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-2019</userId>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>