Y.H. CHEUNG, K.Y. TAI, S.W, TSAO AND L.B. THROWER
PART II: PRODUCTIVITY OF THE KEI WAI
This part is concerned with the sources of food for the econom- ic produce of the kei wai and especially the importance of detritus to productivity.
Materials and Methods
Almost all of the work was done on kei wai No. 7, but a few measurements were made also in kei wai No. 8 (total area ca 20 ha.) and fresh-water fish pond No. 9 (ca 0,2 ha.)
a) Conditions in the kei wai
The following were measured at intervals of 4 weeks from 27 March 1978 to 17 February 1979:
(i) maximum and minimum air temperatures under the mangrove canopy beside kei wai No. 7 Zeal maximum/minimum thermometer left in place through-
out.
(ii) air temperature at the time of each visit (“spot
temperature") as (i).
(iii) water temperature
Yellow Springs Instrument Co.
(iv) dissolved oxygen — Model 57 dissolved oxygen meter.
(v) pH of water
Corning Model 10 pH meter.
(vi) salinity of water
Mohr-Knudsen method.
(vii) phosphate content of water
· molybdate-antimony re-
agent and ascorbic acid followed by spectrophotometry.
b) Primary productivity
(i) Phytoplankton was estimated by filtering 2-3 litres of
freshly collected water through a layer of MgCO, by suc-
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Y.H. CHEUNG, K.Y. TAI, S.W, TSAO AND L.B. THROWER
PART II: PRODUCTIVITY OF THE KEI WAI
This part is concerned with the sources of food for the econom- ic produce of the kei wai and especially the importance of detritus to productivity.
Materials and Methods
Almost all of the work was done on kei wai No. 7, but a few measurements were made also in kei wai No. 8 (total area ca 20 ha.) and fresh-water fish pond No. 9 (ca 0,2 ha.)
a) Conditions in the kei wai
The following were measured at intervals of 4 weeks from 27 March 1978 to 17 February 1979:
(i) maximum and minimum air temperatures under the mangrove canopy beside kei wai No. 7 Zeal maximum/minimum thermometer left in place through-
out.
(ii) air temperature at the time of each visit (“spot
temperature") as (i).
(iii) water temperature
—
Yellow Springs Instrument Co.
(iv) dissolved oxygen — Model 57 dissolved oxygen meter.
(v) pH of water
Corning Model 10 pH meter.
(vi) salinity of water
Mohr-Knudsen method.
(vii) phosphate content of water
—
· molybdate-antimony re-
agent and ascorbic acid followed by spectrophotometry.
b) Primary productivity
(i) Phytoplankton was estimated by filtering 2-3 litres of
freshly collected water through a layer of MgCO, by suc-
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