Across
- 2. Character or topography of the land.
- 6. Organism capable of growing on bare sites until replaced by other species.
- 8. Northern mixed coniferous and deciduous forest belt across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- 10. Substances with a pH below 7.
- 14. Land shape or features.
- 15. Timber stand with less than 80% of trees in the main canopy being of a single species.
- 17. Relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in soil.
- 19. One of two or more characteristic species in a community.
- 22. Forest near water bodies subject to periodic flooding, often with wetland hardwood species.
- 23. The limited range of environmental changes an organism can withstand.
- 24. Precipitation with decreased pH due to air pollution, affecting ecosystems and structures.
- 26. Offspring of a bird or mammal.
Down
- 1. Organism only observable through a microscope.
- 3. Layer of smaller trees' crowns in a forest.
- 4. Arrangement of vegetation layers in a forest, from canopy to small herbaceous plants.
- 5. When a species specializes in a particular habitat layer or time for hunting.
- 7. Wetland dominated by trees.
- 9. Species naturally present and thriving in an ecosystem without human influence.
- 11. Large, nearly level land areas near ocean shores formed from marine deposits.
- 12. Forest area with trees of the same age due to simultaneous germination, planting, or harvesting.
- 13. Trees capable of growing in shade and competition with other trees.
- 16. Tree growing above the forest canopy or plant emerging from water in wetlands.
- 18. Forest with trees of different ages intermingling.
- 20. Typically coniferous trees, including some deciduous species like aspen.
- 21. Number of organisms per unit of space, or compactness of a substance.
- 25. Fine-grained soil that is plastic when wet and hard when dry, with particles less than 0.002 millimeters.
