The Changjiang (Yangtze) River, the fifth largest river in the world in terms of water discharge, empties into the northwest corner of the East China Sea (ECS), one of the largest fisheries in the world. Annual water discharge reaches 924.8 109 m3
SUMMARY About 250 trees, representing 10 species, were collected from the Chi- nese Three Gorges Reservoir region as part of a study to use tree rings as indicators of environmental change in this area. Five species do not show distinct ring boundar