Quantifying denitrifier functional marker gene abundance from sediments associated with genotypically diverse plant types: A mesocosms study in April and September 2016

This data was generated from a a mesocosm project to examine the effect of oil exposure on denitrifier functional abundance within sediments associated with genotypically diverse plant species. Sediments samples were collected from control and oil-amended mesocosms set up at Dauphin Island Sea Lab that consisted of Avicennia germinans (black mangrove) co-occurring with mono- or polycultures of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cord grass). Data were collected in triplicates from control and amended mesocosms at three time points, before treatment in September 2015, 6 months after treatment in April 2016, and 11 months after treatment in September 2016. Additional data from this mesocosm study can be found in GRIIDC datasets R4.x262.000:0021, R4.x262.000:0026, and R4.x262.000:0034.