GEOECOLOGIA DA PAISAGEM: ENFOQUE ESTRUTURAL E FUNCIONAL DO LITORAL LESTE DE FORTALEZA, CEARÁ, BRASIL.

Abstract

Coastal plains are individualized because they are environments of high natural dynamics, whose attention is continuous and systematic around environmental components and elements. The theoretical-methodological approach used in this article addresses the Geoecology of the landscape by Rodriguez; Silva; Cavalcanti, 2004 in order to reveal the structure and functioning approach by Vidal, 2014. The study area belongs to the Coastal Plain of eastern Fortaleza, involving coastal ecosystems, economic characteristics, use, occupation and landscape resources of flows and matter and energy, resulting in beaches, dunes, riverine plains, lakes, coastal plateaus and others. The present work establishes that the structure of the east coast of Fortaleza is composed of a mosaic typology, modeled by the continent and ocean interface with the actions of coastal currents, waves, beach feedback, wind transport and fluviomarine work. Thus, understanding the processes and defining them in a functional way for each geomorphological unit defines the dynamics of the environment, leading to information for the implementation of the best coastal planning, considering from this knowledge the variable use and occupation in the coastal plain.

Keywords: Landscape; Geoecological Functions and Coastal Plain.