Phytoplankton Ecology in the Upper Swan River Estuary, Western Australia - A comparison of nitrogen uptake by seasonal bloom assemblages

Maximum nitrogen uptake rates (Vmax) and preferential nitrogen sources were determined for the different major bloom types between November 1995 and May 1996 in the upper Swan River Estuary. These uptake rates and preferences were related to the pattern of succession for phytoplankton blooms and diurnal changes in ambient nutrient concentrations for NH4+ in the summer bloom.