Dear Colleagues,



Just a quick reminder that the deadline is coming up soon! We would love 
to see you up there this summer...


We would like to call your attention to the following special session at 
the ASLO summer 2008 meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland:

SS21. Close to the Borderline-processes In and Across Strong 
Environmental Gradients

Interfaces, whether chemical, physical or biological in nature, are 
often foci of intense activity. By their very nature a variety of 
processes can be concentrated over short distances, leading to unique 
interactions between organisms and environments. Sharp chemical 
gradients often lead to an abundance of bacterial activity and a myriad 
of interwoven substrates and products. This session welcomes papers 
discussing all aspects of ecology within and near strong environmental 
interfaces. Examples of such interfaces include oxic-suboxic-anoxic, 
sediment-water, air-sea, terrestrial-riparian, hydrothermal-deep sea, 
and freshwater-saline.


Stable isotopic techniques are oftentimes very useful in examining the 
types of transformations that take place within sharp gradients, and 
therefore we hope that any of you who are examining such environments 
will consider submitting a talk or poster to our session.



The abstract deadline is 28 February, 2008



Procedures for abstract submission may be found at the following link.



www.aslo.org/meetings/stjohns2008/abs_guide.html



If you have any questions please contact Ellery or myself.

See you in St. John’s!

Jay Brandes ([log in to unmask])

Ellery Ingall ([log in to unmask])