Physical, chemical, and biological data for the quantitative description of phytoplankton dynamics in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas from 2016-08-04 through 2018-10-31

The data submitted here are the result of a 27-month field study and concurrent quarterly nutrient addition bioassays. For the field study, data were generated from 59 sampling events across 6 sites representing an estuarine-nutrient gradient. This dataset includes nutrient, physical-chemical, and phytoplankton community data and was used to quantitatively describe drivers of environmental conditions and the influence of environmental conditions on phytoplankton community dynamics.
For the nutrient addition bioassays, data were generated from four experiments conducted in July 2017, October 2017, January 2018, and May 2018, aimed at determining the role of pulsed nitrogen inputs in driving phytoplankton growth and community dynamics. This dataset includes nutrient, physical-chemical, and phytoplankton community data from the initial water collection, and nutrient and phytoplankton data from experimental time points (T0, T24 hr, T48 hr).