A report on the Asia Pacific Network Global Change Research-funded project aimed to (1) establish tree ring laboratories in the region, (2) conduct reconnaissance of indigenous tropical Asian tree species with clear distinct growth rings, (3) conduct preliminary work to find if tree species with distinct growth rings have relevance to reconstructing past events, and (4) to establish and maintain a xylaria. DR. NESTOR T. BAGUINON Department of Forest Biological Sciences College of...