Across
- 1. The gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.
- 5. The maximum population size an environment can sustain indefinitely.
- 6. A transition area between two biological communities.
- 9. The practice of restoring ecosystems to their natural state by reintroducing species and reducing human influence.
- 12. The process by which green plants and some organisms use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water.
- 14. A close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms.
- 15. A philosophical approach to environmentalism that emphasizes the intrinsic value of all living beings.
Down
- 2. The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
- 3. The proposed geological epoch marked by significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems.
- 4. A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem.
- 7. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 8. The use of living organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site.
- 10. A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- 11. The position an organism occupies in a food chain.
- 13. The natural home or environment of an organism.