Survey data and metadata associated with The role of wetlands in pelagic food webs: Metagenomics reveals how wetland plant detritus may promote zooplankton growth and survival

These data are part of a project titled: The role of wetlands in pelagic food webs: Metagenomics reveals how wetland plant detritus may promote zooplankton growth and survivalThe project was funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Delta Water Quality And Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program (agreement Q1996021 awarded to Peter Hernes at University of California - Davis)These data are specifically for surveys involving collecting water and copepods from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; samples were analyzed with metagenomics analysis to examine the composition of autotrophs in the environment and copepod gutsSee detailed overview in metadata_survey.xlsx