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Coral Reefs(1983)2:173

9 Springer-Verlag 1983

International Society for Reef Studies The Inaugural Great Barrier Reef Conference (hosted by James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science) An impressive list of speakers contributed to this 5 day meeting where papers on geoscience, reef community structure, metabolism, evolution of islands, oceanography and reef resource management were presented and discussed. Proceedings of the meeting are available and can be obtained from the following address: Inaugural G.B.R. Conference Sir George Fisher Centre James Cook University Townsville Australia, Queensland 4811

Reer Encounter The first Society Newsletter is now published and we are eagerly awaiting any news and views, information on

meetings, book reviews, etc. for the next issue which will be produced in January 1984. Please send your contributions to: Dr. B. R. Rosen Palaeontology Department British Museum of Natural History Cromwell Road London SW7, UK

Society Membership Anyone wishing to join the Society or indeed wishing to obtain further information about its activities should contact: The Treasurer Dr. Peter Spencer Davies Department of Zoology University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK Barbara E. Brown, Secretary

Erratum Coral Reefs(1983) 2:49-63, paper by W.J. Walsh: Stabilityof a Coral ReefFish CommunityFollowinga Catastrophic Storm On page 59, right column,eighthline from the bottom, the figuresshouldread: 32.48+4.80 (SD; N=42)