“…The stem diameter distribution is considered balanced when the decrease in the number of individuals from one class to the following class occurs at a constant rate (Felfili, 1997;Nascimento, Felfili, & Meirelles, 2004;Alves Júnior, Ferreira, Silva, Maragon, & Costa Júnior, 2009;Alves Júnior et al, 2010). The diameter distribution of the population behaved as expected for uneven-aged stands forests due to present diametric distribution curve, resembling a "J-reverse", showing that, in native forests, there is a tendency of balance between mortality and recruitment (Meira, Cabacinha, Gama, Martins, & Figueiredo, 2016). The presence of q values lower than the calculated average indicates a high capacity for population regeneration, whereas q values above the average indicate low recruitment rates (Carvalho & Nascimento, 2009).…”