Across
- 2. rainforest nutrient poor soils, canopy structure, very diverse species
- 6. buffer between fresh and marine waters, very productive ecosystems
- 8. fires, very nutrient rich soils
- 10. collection of ecosystems with similar temperatures, rainfall totals,and climax/mature communities
- 13. forest seasons, deciduous forests
- 15. where rivers meet the sea, sediments/nutrients often dropped from
- 16. measurement of the variety and richness of species in an ecosystem
- 17. fires, woody trees, wet/dry season
- 18. between low and high tide, organisms deal with waves and partial dry times
- 20. all the biotic and abiotic components interacting in an area
Down
- 1. shelf shallow seas
- 3. standing water
- 4. vents chemosynthesis supports food chain, pocket ecosystems
- 5. biomes Characterized by light and water depth; fresh or saltwater
- 6. flowing water
- 7. region ocean seafloor, depend on nutrient input from above
- 9. zone where light penetrates, photosynthesis
- 11. low growth, frozen desert, permafrost
- 12. region open water, sparse organisms
- 14. zone no light, no photosynthesis, depends on input from above
- 19. sparse vegetation, mineral rich soil, biocrust