Secondary Successions and Structure of Monsoon Tropical Landscapes in Central Vietnam

In the process of formation and development, landscapes undergo different stages and create their succession. In many cases, the vegetation is considered as the first sign and also the most important component that determines the change and succession of landscapes. Based on the system approach, the results of the study over the past 20 years show that the secondary ecological succession of landscape is an attribute and a basic characteristic of the tropical monsoon landscapes in Vietnam for about half of last century. Characteristics of natural factors, components and human factors decide the direction of secondary ecological succession, the length of landscape succession periods. After all the determinant tropical monsoonal nature covers the secondary ecological succession of landscape by regulating human behavior in landscape formation and tectonics, particularly at the level of kinds and facies. They are theoretical and practical bases in the study and design of landscapes, at the same time as the scientific basis for forecasting the developmental direction of landscapes in the future.

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