wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group
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162 GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS AND TERMSGLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS AND TERMSThis Glossary sets out the meanings <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> concepts described <strong>and</strong> terms <strong>use</strong>d in thisdocument. The words <strong>and</strong> phrases <strong>use</strong>d are for the purposes <strong>of</strong> this document. Their <strong>use</strong> hereis not intended to pre-empt further discussion on their meaning.Aapa mireAbioticAbsorbedAcrotelmAcrotelm mireActivated carbonAerobicAerosolsAesthetic functionAfforestationAgnosticsAir-water regimeAlbedoAllogenicAnaerobicAnoxicAnthropocentrismAnthropogenicMinerotrophic, sloping, <strong>and</strong> patterned mireNon-biotic (see biotic).Retained within the peat matrix (like a sponge).Upper peat-producing layer <strong>of</strong> a mire with a distinct hydraulicconductivity gradient in which water level fluctuations <strong>and</strong>horizontal water flow occur; the acrotelm stabilises hydraulicconditions.A mire in which an acrotelm enables peat accumulation.Powdered or granular carbon <strong>use</strong>d for purifying by adsorption.Having or containing oxygen.Extremely small particles <strong>of</strong> liquid or dust in the atmosphere.The appreciation <strong>of</strong> beauty.Establishing new forests on un-forested l<strong>and</strong>.Persons uncertain <strong>of</strong> all claims to knowledge.The degree <strong>of</strong> saturation <strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> oxygen in, the soil.The fraction <strong>of</strong> sunlight that is reflected by earth, ice, <strong>and</strong>clouds back into space.Being genetically dissimilar or having another origin; allogenicmaterial is material that stems from outside <strong>of</strong> a system.Not requiring air or oxygen for life; applied especially tomicrobes to which free oxygen is unnecessary.Relating to or marked by a severe deficiency <strong>of</strong> oxygen.Moral position that ascribes intrinsic value only to human beings.Resulting from human activity.Anti-greenho<strong>use</strong> gas A gas which cools the atmosphere.Archive functionArthropodsAxiologyAzonal climaticconditionsFunction as carrier <strong>of</strong> information about the past.Invertebrates having jointed limbs <strong>and</strong> a segmented bodywith an exoskeleton made <strong>of</strong> chitin; e.g. insects, crabs.The theory <strong>of</strong> the nature <strong>and</strong> significance <strong>of</strong> values.Not fitting the general pattern <strong>of</strong> climate zones.
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