Palavra-chave: ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY

FIRE NICHE SPACES LITTORINIDAE SPECIES RICHNESS CANOPY GAPS ATTALEA HUMILIS TROPICAL FORESTS NEOTROPICAL FOREST SHANNON INDEX EDGE EFFECTS GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION EPIPHYTES PLANT COMMUNITIES ABUNDANCE RELATIONSHIPS TOPOGRAPHY DIVERSITY LIANA-PHOROPHYTE RELATIONSHIPS GENE FLOW POPULATION STRUCTURE SUCCESSION ONTOGENETIC STAGES NEUTRAL THEORY DISTURBANCES SEMI-DECIDUOUS TROPICAL FORESTS