SBC LTER: Beach: Sandy beach prey resource use by surfperch across tidal phase

These data describe trophic links between sandy beach and an associated surf zone fish species. The datasets are the result of a short-term study investigating the effect of tidal phase on a local sandy beach macroinvertebrate community and the diet of barred surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus) during the summer and fall of 2020. The beach invertebrate population dataset details the abundance and biomass of taxon within each beach intertidal zone across three paired neap and spring tidal phases. The diet datasets report the counts and sizes of prey taxon observed in barred surfperch stomach samples taken at the time of each beach sampling event. Data are contained in three tables: 1) the beach macroinvertebrate population data, 2) prey counts from barred surfperch stomach content samples, and 3) the sizes of prey in stomach samples.