Estuary Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 2. estuary (bay) that can be found between the forks of Long Island
  2. 7. condition found in estuary mud (only anaerobic bacteria can survive)
  3. 8. a term for water that is a mix of salt and freshwater
  4. 10. Because they are protected with many places to hide, an estuary are often called the _____ of the sea
  5. 13. alewife fish are _____ because they swim up rivers to spawn
  6. 14. decaying plant matter
Down
  1. 1. type of estuary formed by glaciers
  2. 3. semi-enclosed body of water where fresh and saltwater meet and mix
  3. 4. found in tropical estuaries
  4. 5. the ______ marsh is the zone in a salt marsh with the greatest plant diversity
  5. 6. estuaries are important because they protect shorelines from storms and ______
  6. 9. There are many plants in an estuary which makes them very ________.
  7. 11. type of estuary protected by a barrier island
  8. 12. the Fire Island breech cause an _____ in GSB salinity
  9. 15. salinity is generally measured in parts per ______