Description should include
- major steps of the hydrologic cycle
- role of transpiration
- forest dependence on water
- growth
- reproduction
- disease/pest cycles
- benefits of forest to water systems
- water filtration
- erosion control
- riparian zones
- water quality.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How might our water resources be different without the benefits trees provide?
- What effects would diminished water resources have on forest ecosystems?
- What effect might the rate of transpiration have on other steps in the hydrologic cycle?