Across
- 4. Wetlands provide nesting and _______________ areas for migratory birds
- 6. An area of land covered by water some or all of the year
- 7. Wetlands help ______________ pollutants
- 9. Wetlands serve as this for young animals, many are raised here in their early life to avoid the harmful ocean
- 12. Mixture of saltwater and freshwater combined
- 14. Wetlands are a _________________ zone between dry land and bodies of water
- 17. How many types of wetlands are there?
- 18. Type of wetland that is defined as a flooded forest, and has many trees
- 20. Where the freshwater of a river meets the saltwater of an ocean
Down
- 1. Vegetation that can be found in marshes
- 2. Largest estuary in the United States
- 3. Type of wetland that is covered in moss, and has acidic soil
- 5. Wetlands are important for maintaining good ____________ quality
- 8. Wetlands help trap __________________
- 10. Vegetation found in bogs
- 11. Wetlands provide food and _______________
- 13. Wetlands support more wildlife and plants than any other ____________
- 15. Wetlands control flooding by _____________ floodwaters
- 16. Wetlands help ________________ erosion
- 19. Type of wetland that is described as a flooded grassland