Across
- 4. - wetlands characterized by spongy peat
- 6. - estuaries formed by glacial movements
- 7. – Form when movements of Earth's crust create low areas that fill with water
- 8. – Form when sandbars or barrier islands partly separate coastal waters from the sea
- 11. - excessive fishing and harvesting
- 13. - amount of salt in water
- 14. - wetlands dominated by woody vegetation
- 15. - Ecotone zone
Down
- 1. - peatforming wetlands, less acidic and more nutrient-rich than bogs
- 2. - wet or saturation
- 3. - convention/ international treaty that promotes the conservation of wetlands
- 5. - estuary forms when rising sea levels flood an existing river valley
- 9. - a community of living and non-living organisms interacting
- 10. - marshes & swamps
- 12. - where freshwater meets seawater