©2026 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation
©2026 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.These data include mysid counts, water quality and sampling metadata from 24hr sampling events that occurred between May 2024 and October 2024 in the Patuxent River in MD, USA. Observations were collected with a zooplankton net (500 µm net mesh) and epi-benthic sled (500 µm net mesh) and water quality sonde. These measurements were taken to understand mysid (opossum shrimp) spatial and temporal dynamics in shallow-water estuarine habitats to inform models and were collected by Dr. Ryan Woodland ...
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Zooplankton net samples (500 μm mesh) were collected from a small vessel at surface and mid-water column depths for 2 minutes. Epi-benthic sled samples (500 μm mesh) were collected from a small vessel and from the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory pier at recorded depth per sample. Water quality samples were collected via sonde before each sampling.
After collection, samples were placed into sample jars with either 75% buffered ethanol OR 10% formalin solution. Samples were then transported back to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. Upon analysis, individual mysids were separated from the rest of the sample, counted and speciated by hand.
Murphy, T. E., Woodland, R. J., Santos, N. R., Collins, L. D. (2026). Mysid sampling and water quality monitoring from 24-hour sampling events in Patuxent River in MD, USA from May 2024 to Oct 2024. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-04-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/996519 [access date]
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