Silica uptake by Synechococcus cells in response to a gradient of silicic acid concentrations from lab experiments at Dauphin Island Sea Lab and University of Santa Barbara between 2012-2015 (Si_in_Syn project)

<p>Monocultures of four&nbsp;Synechococcus cyanobacterium clones of were used to examine the rate&nbsp;of Si accumulation in response to a gradient of silicic acid concentrations &nbsp;[Si(OH)4]&nbsp;. The data include the silicic acid concentration used during the experiment and the silica uptake rate. The experiments took place at the University of Santa Barbara Marine (UCSB) Science Institute&nbsp;between June and November of 2012 and the&nbsp;Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory (DISL) between March of 2013 and August of 2015.</p>