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>SBC LTER: Reef: Long-term experiment: biomass of kelp forest species, ongoing since 2008</title>
<creator>
      <organizationName>Santa Barbara Coastal LTER</organizationName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>CA</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106</postalCode>
        <country>USA</country>
      </address>
      <electronicMailAddress>sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
<creator>
      <individualName>
        <givenName>Daniel C</givenName>
        <surName>Reed</surName>
      </individualName>
      <address>
        <deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>CA</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106-6150</postalCode>
        <country>US</country>
      </address>
      <phone>805-893-8363</phone>
      <electronicMailAddress>dan.reed@lifesci.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <userId directory="https://orcid.org/">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-8717</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-sbc/119/5</url>
</online>
</distribution>
<contact>
      <positionName>Information Manager, Santa Barbara Coastal LTER</positionName>
      <address scope="document">
        <deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute</deliveryPoint>
        <deliveryPoint>University of California</deliveryPoint>
        <city>Santa Barbara</city>
        <administrativeArea>California</administrativeArea>
        <postalCode>93106-6150</postalCode>
        <country>United States</country>
      </address>
      <phone phonetype="voice">805 893 2071</phone>
      <electronicMailAddress>sbclter@msi.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress>
      <onlineUrl>http://sbc.lternet.edu</onlineUrl>
    </contact>
</dataSource>
</methodStep>