Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-coastal wetland occurring at temperate latitudes that experience seasonal frosts
A)isothermal
B)coral reef
C)pycnocline
D)salt marsh
E)mangrove swamp
F)isohaline
G)thermocline
H)halocline
I)isocline
J)sea grass bed

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Salt marshes occur in coastal wetlands at temperate latitudes that experience seasonal frosts.

Answer: J
 Sea grass beds are also found in coastal wetlands and can occur at temperate latitudes.

Answer: F
 Isohalines refer to lines of equal salinity and are not specifically related to any particular type of ecosystem or location.

Answer: G
 The thermocline refers to the layer in a body of water where there is a rapid change in temperature with depth and is not specific to coastal wetlands or particular latitudes.

Answer: E
 Mangrove swamps are found in coastal wetlands, but typically occur in tropical or subtropical latitudes.

Answer: A, C, H, I, and B
 These terms may be applicable in various aquatic environments, but are not specific to coastal wetlands occurring at temperate latitudes.

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