Aquatic Crossword

An area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture
An area where fresh water mixes with salt water from the ocean
Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.
The amount of dissolved salt in the water
Tiny aquatic organisms which are free floating or weakly swimming
Able to produce and emit light
Inland wetlands that do have trees
Coastal wetlands with trees that have adapted to survive in the high salt, low oxygen water
Marine zone that extends from the low tide-marks to the end or the continental shelf
Diverse and productive environment for the coral animals that makes up its primary structure
Organisms that are exposed to regular and extreme changes in the surroundings
Coastal ocean community named for its dominant organisms
Downward slope of the ocean