Meiofauna samples were taken with push corers (2.2 cm inner diameter) in the sediment to a depth of 2 cm. Animals retained on a 63 micron sieve were enumerated and identified. Samples taken along an inundation gradient at low tide from the mudflats to the high marsh along three transects within each creek branch.
Data are reported per core.
Creeks-
Reference creeks are West and Nelson
Nutrient Enriched creeks are Sweeney and Clubhead. Sweeney was fertilized every summer (May-Sept, ~120 days) fsince 2004. Clubhead was fertilized in 2005 and again from 2009-2013. A branch of each creek was selected for fish reduction where the killifish Funudulus heteroclitus was reduced ~60-80%. Killifish reduction occurred from 2004-2006.
All creeks have two branches determined by direction at confluence while facing upstream (Left or Right).