Normalized Foraminiferal Data for Chincoteague Bay and the Marshes of Assateague Island and the Adjacent Vicinity, Maryland and Virginia

Foraminiferal samples were collected from Chincoteague Bay, Newport Bay, and Tom’s Cove as well as the marshes on the back-barrier side of Assateague Island and the Delmarva (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia) mainland by USGS researchers from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in March, April (14CTB01), and October (14CTB02) 2014. Samples were also collected by the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in July 2014 and shipped to the St. Petersburg office for processing. The dataset includes raw foraminiferal and normalized counts for the estuarine (G), terrestrial (S), and inner shelf (G) samples. For further information regarding data collection, processing methods, or related data sets, please refer to USGS Data Series 2017-XXXX (http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds2017xxxx), USGS Open-File Report 2015•1219 (http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151219), and USGS Open-File Report 2015-1169 (http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151169). Downloadable data are available as Excel spreadsheets, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata.