wise use of mires and peatlands - Peatland Ecology Research Group

174 GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS AND TERMSRedox processReductivismRegenerationRegulationfunctionsRegulatoryfunctionsResourceRestitutionSchwingmoor miresSea level riseSedentarilyaccumulatingecosystemsSedentarySedimentationSeed-tree groupsSelf-sealing miresSentient beingsSentimentalargumentSequesterA reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is anoxidation and the reverse is a reduction: oxidation-reduction.An approach that tries to reduce complexities (about value) tosimple principles and single measures.Re-growth of a destroyed mire.Values relating to the capacity to regulate essential ecologicaland environmental processes and life-support systems, includingthe maintenance of adequate climatic, atmospheric, hydrologic,pedologic, ecologic and genetic conditions.The regulation functions of government or public administrationensuring that laws and regulations are observed.An available supply that can be drawn on when needed.The act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury.Mires with floating mats, e.g. papyrus swamp islands.An increase in the average level of the ocean caused byexpansion when water is warmed and by addition of more waterwhen ice caps melt.Ecosystems that accumulate organic material which is producedon the spot and not transported after its production and death.Produced on the spot and not transported after its productionand death.Deposition of matter after transport by water or ice or wind.A method of regenerating a forest stand in which all trees areremoved from the area except for a small number of seed-bearingtrees that are left in small groups. The objective is to create aneven-aged stand.A mire which grows by forming an impervious layer in thepreviously permeable mineral subsoil, impeding water outflow.Beings with the capacity to experience pleasure and pain.The argument that non-human beings should not be violated toprevent suffering of human beings who suffer when non-humanbeings are violated.To remove or segregate, for example from the atmosphere.Signalization function Value related to the provision of signals and indications.SinkA place where material is removed or stored. For example, theoceans absorb about 50% of the carbon dioxide released intothe atmosphere. Scientists refer to oceans and mires as a carbondioxide sinks.Sloping mireMire with a sloping surface.Social amenity value Value related to social contacts that improve the quality of life.Social role A person’s role in society.