Fig. 1From: An approach for finding causal relations in environmental systems: with an application to understand drivers of a toxic algal bloomSchematic overview of the approach to find causal structures in an environmental system. ‘Y’ is a target variable, whereas ‘X1’ and ‘X2’ represent drivers of Y. ‘?’ are variables, directed arcs or effect sizes that need to be determined using the approach presented in this paper. Further explanations of the different steps are given in the textBack to article page