Meta-analysis data for Microcystin as a Biogeochemical Cycle: pools, fluxes, and fates of the cyanotoxin in inland waters

We constructed a conceptual biogeochemical model for microcystin through a comprehensive literature synthesis, identifying four major pools and nine major fluxes in lakes that also connect to the terrestrial environment. We also performed a literature synthesis, collating measurements of various pools and fluxes of microcystin in inland waters from the literature. A subset of those values were used in an analysis of microcystin detection for field surveys of waterbodies and a random effects model to estimate the mean and 95% confidence interval for various microcystin pools and fluxes in lakes.