Abstract
Water column respiration (WCR) was measured in dark BOD bottles for 2, 4 and 8 h intervals during 22 h periods in two 1000 m2 ponds stocked withOreochromis niloticus at 1 m−2, and fertilized weekly with chicken litter at 750 kg total solids ha−1. Mean WCR ranged from a low of 0.39 mg l−1 for 8 h nocturnal intervals to a high of 0.62 mg l−1 for 2-h diurnal intervals. WCR was significantly influenced by daylight and time into the diurnal or nocturnal period when it was determined. Mean WCR was significantly greater during the day than during the night (P 0.05). Higher WCR during the day and during short diurnal incubation intervals was attributed to greater availability of photosynthetic respiration substrate. Diurnal, diel, or nocturnal WCR could be best estimated by a single 2, 4 or 8 h incubation interval, respectively, beginning at 0800 h.
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