Vocabulary - Foundations of Hawaii Ecology

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Across
  1. 2. A stationary plume of magma beneath the Earth's crust that forms volcanoes as a tectonic plate moves over it.
  2. 3. The coastal or ocean region of an ahupuaʻa.
  3. 6. An underground layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel that contains groundwater.
  4. 9. A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
  5. 10. A traditional Hawaiian land division typically extending from the mountains to the sea.
Down
  1. 1. List
  2. 4. A species of native Hawaiian honeycreeper known for its vibrant red feathers and curved beak.
  3. 5. A hardy species that is the first to colonize barren or disturbed environments, like new lava flows.
  4. 7. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  5. 8. The mountain or inland region of an ahupuaʻa.
  6. 11. The native Hawaiian tree that is a foundational species of the native forest. Its red flower is the lehua.