Land Ecosytems

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Across
  1. 1. very very dry areas
  2. 5. treeless regions found in the Arctic
  3. 6. situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.
  4. 11. an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
  5. 12. "upwind," or the direction from which the wind is blowing
  6. 14. measures the distance north or south of the equator
  7. 15. White spruce
  8. 16. occupied area is re-colonized following a disturbance that kills much or all of its community
  9. 17. a thick subsurface layer of soil
  10. 18. oaks, maples, and beeches
  11. 19. the regions of the surface
Down
  1. 2. The region on the(sheltered) side of a mountain
  2. 3. lichens or mosses)
  3. 4. forests growing in high-latitude environments
  4. 7. a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic
  5. 8. when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time
  6. 9. the height of an object
  7. 10. average (mean) precipitation and temperature for an area
  8. 13. flat surface with mostly grass