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>Annual precipitation and photo-derived vegetation and litter cover (2013-2021) used for analysis in the manuscript “Growing grasses in the desert: Multi-scale Interactions and State Change Reversal in Drylands”</title>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Debra C</givenName>
            <surName>Peters</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>deb.peters@usda.gov</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-8099</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Nathan D.</givenName>
            <surName>Burruss</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>New Mexico State University, Jornada Basin LTER</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>dylanb@nmsu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7682-2401</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>John</givenName>
            <surName>Anderson</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>New Mexico State University, Jornada Basin LTER</organizationName>
         <positionName>Jornada Research Site Manager</positionName>
         <electronicMailAddress>janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <userId directory="ORCID">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022</userId>
      </creator>
<creator>
         <individualName>
            <givenName>Lucas</givenName>
            <surName>Heintzman</surName>
         </individualName>
         <organizationName>New Mexico State University</organizationName>
         <electronicMailAddress>lheintzm@nmsu.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/knb-lter-jrn/210413003/2</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
         <organizationName>Jornada Basin LTER Program</organizationName>
         <positionName>Information Manager</positionName>
         <address>
            <deliveryPoint>P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University</deliveryPoint>
            <city>Las Cruces</city>
            <administrativeArea>NM</administrativeArea>
            <postalCode>88003-8003</postalCode>
            <country>U.S.A.</country>
         </address>
         <phone>575-322-2430</phone>
         <electronicMailAddress>jornada.data@nmsu.edu</electronicMailAddress>
         <onlineUrl>https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu/information-management/</onlineUrl>
      </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>