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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GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS AND TERMS169Inundation <strong>mires</strong>IrreversibleIsotopeKettle hole mireKinesitherapyLacustrine mudsL<strong>and</strong>-<strong>use</strong> planningLayeringLicensing systemLigniteLithogenousLitterLiving beingsLORCALysimeterMaceratedMacroclimateMaterial lifesupport valuesMean-endrelationshipsMeta-ethicalMeteoricFlood <strong>mires</strong>.That cannot be changed back.Atoms <strong>of</strong> the same element (having the same atomic number)which have a different nuclear mass <strong>and</strong> atomic weight fromother atoms <strong>of</strong> the same element are called isotopes <strong>of</strong> that element.A mire in a kettle-shaped basin. Sometimes erroneously <strong>use</strong>d forself-sealing mire.The treatment <strong>of</strong> disorders by the appropriate <strong>of</strong> muscular movements.Muds formed in lakes.A process or procedure to provide for the planning <strong>of</strong> the <strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong>l<strong>and</strong> for the common good <strong>and</strong> in the interests <strong>of</strong> sustainabledevelopment.The process <strong>of</strong> rooting branches, twigs, or stems that are stillattached to a parent plant, as by placing a specially treated partin moist soil.A system <strong>of</strong> control to regulate the effects <strong>of</strong> an activity, forexample its environmental effects, by means <strong>of</strong> conditions attachedto permits or licences.Brown coal.Stemming from the lithosphere, as in lithogenous water(deep groundwater.)a. An absorbent material, such as granulated clay or straw, forcovering the floor <strong>of</strong> an animal’s cage or excretory box.b. The uppermost layer <strong>of</strong> the soil consisting chiefly <strong>of</strong> fallen leaves<strong>and</strong> other decaying organic matter.A term inclusive <strong>of</strong> all forms <strong>of</strong> life.Long-term apparent rate <strong>of</strong> carbon accumulation.An instrument for measuring evapotranspiration or waterpercolation. It consists <strong>of</strong> a large cylinder filled with soil or peatthat is put into a vertical position <strong>and</strong> buried in soil so that theupper surface <strong>of</strong> the lysimeter is at the same level as the soil surface.Made s<strong>of</strong>t or separated into constituents by soaking.The climate in a region as a whole.Values which contribute to the maintenance <strong>of</strong> physical health.How means relate to ends.Relating to the study <strong>of</strong> the meaning <strong>and</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> ethical terms.Atmospheric.
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