Bay Glossary Crossword

A group of primitive, non-flowering plants which include certain seaweeds and microscopic phytoplankton.
Fish such as American shad that migrate from their primary habitat in the ocean to freshwater to spawn.
Not containing oxygen or not requiring oxygen.
A condition where no oxygen is present. Much of the “anoxic zone” is anaerobic, with absolutely no oxygen, a condition in which toxic hydrogen sulfide gas is emitted in the decomposition process.
Plants and animals living in or on the bottom in aquatic habitats.
Mixture of fresh and salt water.
Fish such as American eel that migrate from their primary habitat to the ocean to spawn.
Minute shrimp-like crustaceans; often they are the most common zooplankton in estuarine waters.
Organisms (chiefly bacteria and fungi) that break down dead and organic matter.
Low, wet grassland without trees, periodically covered by water.
The measurement of the amount of dissolved salts in water, usually measured in parts per thousand.
An area of land that is drained by a river or other body of water.