%A Silva, Renato Emanuel %A Rodrigues, Silvio Carlos %A Vieira, Antonio Avelino Batista %D 2023 %T ROLE OF VEGETATION INDUCING SEDIMENTATION IN AN ARTIFICIAL EARTH CHANNEL %K %X The biogeomorphic role of vegetation has been explored in different contexts with advances in the understanding of sedimentation and hydrodynamic changes in channels and riparian zones. However, it is yet to be better established regarding their role in small earth-derived canals water gullies, the development of these issues, and canal users. This study verified whether vegetation development has more prominent role as reducer of the transport of suspended sediments along the artificial channel than the natural river system, focusing on the role of vegetation as a filter of the sedimentary load. We understand that vegetation should be addressed as part of the channel management process, providing users with favorable turbidity indices and lower risks of structures breaking, as well as the formation of extenders of fluvial and riparian habitats in the rainy season. Keywords : biogeomorphic succession; anthropogeomorphology; artificial open channels; sedimentation; hydrogeomorphology. %U http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/e22003 %J Mercator %0 Journal Article %R 10.4215/rm2023.e22003 %V 22 %@ 1984-2201 %8 2023-02-06