<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:lucida console, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>My apologies to you all for not being able to deliver in time this Issue.</div><div><br></div><div>The issue is assembled with all the 14 articles we have but my editing team made me aware that it needs a little tweaking ...so better late than lousy.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope you all understand.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, I apologize for this delay.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.<br></div><div><br></div><div>EDA<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp516221b9signature">Eda C. Melendez Colom<br> Information Manager<br> LTER Program<br> University of Puerto Rico<br> Tel. (787) 764-0000 (1-88225)<br> Fax (787) 772 -1481</div></div></div></body></html>