The development process of modern society has resulted in an increase of anthropogenic pressures on mangrove areas. This article focuses on aspects of water flow patterns and the identification of their mechanical effects in sediments in mangroves areas. The experimental methodology developed consists in planning and implementing a program of hydrodynamic surveys considering spatial and temporal variability that is inherent in these environments. The results provide a qualitative and quantitative map of the main tendencies of hydrosedimentological flows, which is notably important in any plan for natural resource management of mangroves. This method was applied as a case study of the Pina mangrove in Recife, PE, Brazil.
experimental methodology; hydrodynamic flows; siltation; mangrove; estuary
