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>Ant abundance from pitfall trapping of sites near Crested Butte, CO in 2017-2020</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Emily</givenName>
        <givenName>H</givenName>
        <surName>Mooney</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>emooney@uccs.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">000-0003-3694-5284</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>James</givenName>
        <givenName>H</givenName>
        <surName>Den Uyl</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>james.denuyl@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">0000-0001-9852-0554</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Maria</givenName>
        <surName>Mullins</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>mmullins14@gmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Alexander</givenName>
        <surName>Mitchell</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>amitche8@uccs.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kyle</givenName>
        <surName>Kosinski</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>kazinskiky13@hotmail.com</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Michelle</givenName>
        <surName>Anthony</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>manthon2@uccs.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Alexander</givenName>
        <surName>Hewett</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>ahewett@uccs.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/847/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Emily</givenName>
        <givenName>H</givenName>
        <surName>Mooney</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>University of Colorado Colorado Springs</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>emooney@uccs.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">000-0003-3694-5284</userId>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>