land ecosystems Crossword

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living
the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.
a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
a luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall.
a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other.
the orderly and predictable series of events through which a stable ecosystem forms in a previously uninhabited region.
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundr
facing the wind or situated on the side facing the wind.
a graphical representation of a location's basic climate.
a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.
are plant species that can germinate and grow with limited resources, like they need heat exposure or low water availability
an area that was previously occupied by living things is disturbed, then re-colonized following the disturbance.
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.
a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant
is a permanently frozen layer on or under Earth's surface.
A forest that grows in regions of the northern hemisphere with cold temperatures.
the first to colonize an ecosystem previously disturbed or damaged.