High-marsh epifauna densities within references and ice-rafted sediment deposits, Rowley, MA.

Following a historic bomb cyclone (Winter Storm Grayson) in January of 2018, a large volume of ice-rafted sediment was patchily deposited on the surface of salt marshes in the Great Marsh, MA. In May of 2018, twenty patches of ice-rafted sediments and paired reference sites (i.e., no sediment deposition) were delineated. In May 2018, August 2018, and August 2019, samples were collected to examine how ice-rafted sediments affected vegetation, infauna, and epifauna recovery over time. This specific dataset focuses on epifauna species counts, with the primary species including: Melampus bidentatus, Littorophiloscia vittata, and Orchestia grillus. This dataset is complete and please see our publication (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-01023-z) for more information.