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>Multiple Element Limitation in Northeast Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE): Fresh Litter Chemistry</title>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Jenna</givenName>
        <surName>Zukswert</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>SUNY-ESF</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>jmzukswe@esf.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-0406</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Kara</givenName>
        <surName>Gonzales</surName>
      </individualName>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Sunghoon</givenName>
        <surName>Hong</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Virginia Tech</organizationName>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Craig</givenName>
        <surName>See</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>Northern Arizona University</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>craig.see@nau.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-8307</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Braulio</givenName>
        <surName>Quintero</surName>
      </individualName>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-6398</userId>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Ruth</givenName>
        <givenName>D</givenName>
        <surName>Yanai</surName>
      </individualName>
      <organizationName>SUNY-ESF</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>rdyanai@esf.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162</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/360/1</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <organizationName>Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>hbr-im@lternet.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>