Resumo. ABSTRACTIn many parts of the world, significant damage to forests are seen due to the action of strong winds, as theyoccur on tops of trees and can irreparably damage whole forest settlements, breaking or uprooting trees.It has been a constant concern to both understand the phenomenon as the tolerance of genotypes grown indifferent environments subject to performance of these meteorological phenomena. Thus, this work wascarried out as a bibliographic research on the effect of wind on forests, addressing ecophysiological andsilvicultural aspects. The knowledge of anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of wood, as well asthe environmental factors, allows a better understanding of the problem in order to facilitate the proposalof measures to minimize damages.