Dataset: Abundance of mysid shrimp and zooplankton along with environmental variables from surveys in Damariscotta River estuary, Maine from June 2023 to Feb 2024

Abstract

Mysid shrimp are small crustaceans that are of particular importance in estuaries due to their role in nutrient subsidies and their importance in the diet of juvenile fishes. Despite their importance, they are typically undersampled relative to other zooplankton taxa. High abundances of Neomysis americana have been documented in the Damariscotta River estuary (DRE), Maine in late summer. While their summer abundance and small-scale diel migration behavior has been well described in the DRE, deta...