| A | B |
|---|
| decaying | to rot slowly; rotting slowly |
| brackish | a small river that goes out from a main river |
| surrounding | something that is on all sides of another thing |
| emergent plants | of or relating to plants who's roots are usually covered by water, but who's stems, leaves and flowers are above water |
| community | a group of animals and plants living together in the same area. a group of people living in the same area |
| bogs | wet soggy ground |
| submergent plants | of or relating to plants that live entirely under water |
| larva | a nearly stage in the life of an insect in which it looks like a worm and spends most of its time eating |
| marshes | an area of low wet land covered with grasses or similar plants such as reeds |
| polluted | made dirty or impure, as with garbage or other wastes |
| swamps | an area of low lying land flooded with water and usually covered with many plants including trees |
