Natural Dynamics of the Rain Forests

Abstract

This article elaborates a revision of relevant aspects of the ecology to understanding the natural dynamics of the vegetation in Brazil. The nature’s valorization is today an appealing theme. The possibility of understanding it in succession process is one of the bases of the scientific approach of the landscape and prerequisite, in the current knowledge model, for its study, interpretation and even for application in works of environmental planning. This paper is an overview about tropical ecosystems theory, ecological succession as a basis to understanding natural process in forest regenerations and for native forest restoration. The article is part of the chapters of my doctoral theory, and gives sequence to the article “The Natural Regions of Brazilian Landscapes” published in Paisagem e Ambiente, n. 18. It will be continued in next future for another paper discussing concepts and techniques to restoration and recuperation of degraded areas with native species, where these concepts are applied.