Reefs and Silics

[Reinhold Leinfelder]

CALL FOR PRESENTATION ON EFFECTS/ECOLOGIC ADAPTIONS OF REEF ORGANISMS TO 
TERRIGENEOUS INFLUX AT 'REEFS AND SILICS' ON OCCASION OF THE 8TH ICRS IN 
PANAMA 96 

All of you are aware of the 8th ICRS next June in Panama. Some of you might 
have noticed that Bob Ginsburg and myself are preparing a 
session/subsymposium on "Reefs and Carbonate Platforms within Siliciclastic 
Settings. Modern and Ancient" on this occasion. We are trying to integrate 
geological and ecological aspects as well as linking ancient and modern 
examples. 

Response for our call for presentations was great regarding modern case 
studies in a more geological context. We could need some additional 
examples on fossil counterparts as well as on ECOLOGIC STUDIES ON MODERN OR 
ANCIENT REEF ORGANISMS. How do the corals and other organisms react on 
elevated sedimentation rates, elevated nutrients? In which way do 
communities shift? Would anything of this be noticeable in the fossil 
record (functional morphology?). 

To our knowledge, Hubbard 1973 and Hubbard & Pocock 1972, are still the 
most frequently cited publications. We are however certain that a lot of 
additional information particularly among reef biologists is available. 
Biologists, how about contributing with your knowledge to the better 
understanding of both modern and ancient reefs? If you are ready to present 
a poster or talk at the "reef and silics" session, please contact one of us 
at your earliest convenience. 

Reinhold Leinfelder, Stuttgart, Germany 
<reinhold.leinfelder at po.uni-stuttgart.de> 
Robert Ginsburg, Miami, USA <ginsburg at rcf.rsmas.miami.edu> 

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Reinhold Leinfelder 
Institut fuer Geologie und Palaeontologie der Universitaet Stuttgart 
Herdweg 51 
D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany 
e-mail: reinhold.leinfelder at po.uni-stuttgart.de 
phone: ++49-711-1211340 
fax: ++49-711-1211341