Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle

an area's long term atmospheric conditions
some energy travels back downward , warming the atmosphere and the planet;s surface
small plant organism and animal organisms that float in aquatic ecosystems
swimming consumers
coastal body of water partly surrounded by land with access to open ocean and a large supply of fresh water from a river or stream
example: includes river mouths, inlets, bays, sounds, and salt marshes in temperate zones, and mangrove forests in forest zones
a land area in which water, sediment, and dissolved materials drain to a common point along a wetland, stream lake, or river
number of species that go extinct within a certain time period
the extinction of many species in a relatively short period of geologic time
has so few indiviuadal survivors that the species could soon become extinct over all or most of its natural range
still abundant in it natural range, but, because of declining numbers, it more likely to become endangered in the near future
harvesting mature trees of certain species and size
variation of clean cutting in which a strip of trees in clear-cut along the contour of the land, with the corridor narrow enough to allow natural regeneration withing a few years.
extremely hot fire that leaps from treetop to treetop
the removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
destruction of vegetation when too many grazing animals feed too long and exceed the carrying capacity of a rangle and or pasture area
the species of creatures that were not purposely caught and are usually thrown overboard either dead or dying
method used to catch fishes and shellfish that live on or near the ocean floor
puts out lines up to 80 miles long, hung with thousands of baited hooks; the depth of the lines can be adjusted to catch open ocean fish species
the policy that allows destruction of existing wetlands as long as an equal area of the created or restored