Invited by Professor Ulrich E. Lüttge, Prof. Eryuan LIANG will serve as the Communicating editor of the international journal Trees - Structure and Function. He will be responsible for reviewing manuscripts in tree ring ecology and climatology. The journal was first published in 1987 and is internationally recognized in the area of forestry. It focuses especially on tree structures, function, physiological and ecological research and is a major journal in tree ring ecology and climatology.