Across
- 3. middle sea zone
- 8. a superstorm that washed over New York and New Jersey in 2012
- 9. variety of tree that grows in saltwater
- 12. name of deep-sea submarine used in 1977 exploration
- 14. "sea" in Greek, a zone forming the water column
- 16. wetlands without trees
- 17. temperature boundary in deep waters
- 19. bacteria not needing oxygen
- 21. 8 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary
- 24. moderately salty
- 25. bays where rivers empty into the sea which mixes fresh- and salt-water
Down
- 1. land-based
- 2. known as wooded wetlands or wetlands with trees
- 4. vertical _______; key feature of aquatic ecosystems
- 5. _______ water holds abundant oxygen
- 6. upper sea zone
- 7. deep sea zone
- 10. hurricane that hit the US Gulf coast in 2005
- 11. mud, naturally occurring material weathered down
- 13. 11 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary
- 15. more water evaporates from _____ than from higher latitudes
- 18. 5 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary (5.2)
- 20. biome that coral reefs are because of their scarcity
- 22. fish farming
- 23. 5th characteristic of an aquatic community