It is based on prior work done by the Ecological Society of America and others,[2] including the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
It was developed specifically to allow researchers to document a typical data set in the ecological sciences.
The Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity project has developed a software client specifically to address this need.
Morpho[4] is data management software intended for generating metadata in EML format.
Morpho is part of the DataONE Investigator Toolkit, and therefore intended to facilitate data sharing and reuse among ecologists and environmental scientists.