Palavra-chave: ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY

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