A symposium on invertebrates as ecosystem webmasters was held at the University of Georgia (UGA) on 4-6 October 98. The symposium, affectionately dubbed "DACfest," also honored the retirement of D.A. Crossley, Jr. from the Institute of Ecology at UGA. An enduring proponent of LTER, Dac served as Co-Lead PI at the Coweeta LTER site from 1980 to 1990 and as a graduate and post-doc advisor for many students who are now involved in research at other LTER sites. Dac plans to enjoy retirement while completing several long term studies and publishing his first mystery novel.
The international list of symposium participants also included representatives from six other LTER sites.The symposium was organized by Dave Coleman and Paul Hendrix who were assisted by Janice Sand and Linda Slaney. The proceedings will be published by CAB International.
