Dataset: Synechococcus batch culture data (cell quotas and ratios (C,N,P), size, and diameter) from laboratory experiments in 2021 to 2022 with related isolates cultured across a range of temperatures (16-25C)

Abstract

Diverse phytoplankton modulate the coupling between the ocean carbon and nutrient cycles through life-history traits such as cell size, elemental quotas, and ratios. Biodiversity is mostly considered at broad functional levels, but major phytoplankton lineages are themselves highly diverse. As an example, Synechococcus is found in nearly all ocean regions, and we demonstrate contains extensive intraspecific variation. Here, we grew four closely related Synechococcus isolates in serially transfer...