Across
- 3. Water ecosystems categorized by light availability, water depth, and salinity.
- 5. _______; Aquatic regions that do not have sunlight; unable to support photosynthesis
- 6. _______ succession; Predictable changes in an ecosystem as it progresses from pioneer species on bare rock to a mature climax community (starts with no soil).
- 9. Collection of ecosystems characterized with similar temperatures, rainfall totals, and climax communities.
- 10. ____________ vents; Pocket ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean near divergent plate boundaries; producers in the ecosystem use chemosynthesis.
- 11. Biomes where fresh and saltwater meet; typically very productive areas due to influx of nutrients from terrestrial ecosystems.
Down
- 1. ___________ biomes; Land ecosystems categorized by average temperature and precipitation.
- 2. Measurement of the variety and richness of an ecosystem; measured in part by species richness, species evenness, and endemic species.
- 4. ______; Aquatic regions where sunlight penetrates; able to support photosynthesis.
- 7. _______ species; Species that evolve and are only found in one isolated geographic location.
- 8. _________ succession; Predictable changes in an ecosystem after a disturbance as it progresses toward reestablishing a mature climax community (some soil present).