Across
- 5. this animal has long legs & specially adapted feet to walk in mud
- 7. reeds and grasslike plants
- 8. ducks, geese, and swans
- 10. Largest coastal wetland in the US
- 12. rivers have spilled over the banks
- 14. places where the land and water meet in a zone of transition
- 15. bacteria that require dissolved oxygen in water
- 17. breaking down of detritus
- 18. soft spongy ground
- 19. this animal has a flat bill to strain seeds from water
- 20. animals that travel seasonally
Down
- 1. water oozes from underground spring
- 2. water that is more salty than fresh
- 3. large trees that live in the water
- 4. trees or woody shrubs
- 6. coastal plants that can live in high salinity
- 9. Wetland where shallow water collects on land
- 11. bacteria that do not need oxygen
- 13. dead plant and animal matter
- 16. Wetland that forms where salt and freshwater mix
- 17. wetlands are one of the most _____ habitats on earth