Fig. 4

Mean microcystin synthetase (mcyE) gene abundance in water samples collected from (a) the end of a dock (site A) and (b) the adjacent shoreline (site B) at Ash River Boat Docks on Kabetogama Lake, MN, September 9–10, 2021, compared to percent abundance of selected cyanobacterial genera in samples. Note the differences in scales between sites for gene and organism abundance.