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Zooplankton Survey of the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2016-2018

December 29, 2020

This data set contains information on zooplankton and associated environmental parameters for sampling conducted in California's northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta between May 2016 and April 2018. Macrozooplankton were sampled with horizontal tows (water surface) of a 50 cm-diameter conical plankton net that was 150cm long with 102um mesh. Samples were preserved in the field in 10 percent formalin for laboratory processing that was conducted by a contractor (EcoAnalysts, Inc).

Publication Year 2020
Title Zooplankton Survey of the Northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, 2016-2018
DOI 10.5066/P9OZWUIP
Authors Emerson V Gusto, Dennis A. Steinke, Matthew J Young, Frederick V Feyrer
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Sacramento Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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