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>Lepidoptera species recorded within the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest and vicinity</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Nina</givenName>
        <surName>Lany</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>nina.lany@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-266X</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Erik</givenName>
        <surName>Stange</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Norwegian Institute for Nature Research</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>erik.stange@nina.no</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6939-7972</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Richard</givenName>
        <surName>Holmes</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Dartmouth College</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>Richard.T.Holmes@dartmouth.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6705-6269</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Gene</givenName>
        <surName>Likens</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>likensg@caryinstitute.org</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-2726</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/knb-lter-hbr/292/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <organizationName>Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>hbr-im@lternet.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>