“…Considering the importance of this species as a supplier of non-timber forest products (palm heart and fruits), the development of sustainable management strategies that value forests through their use may be an alternative for their conservation. In this perspective, E. edulis has been studied as a model for the Atlantic Forest, including demographic studies (Cappelatti & Schmitt, 2015;Portela et al, 2010), growth of individuals' -increment (Fantini & Guries, 2007;Reis et al, 1999Reis et al, , 2000, natural regeneration dynamics (Muler et al, 2014;Neuburger et al, 2010), phenology (Paludo et al, 2012;Silva & Reis, 2018), seed germination (Leite et al, 2012), dispersal (Galetti et al, 2013;Silva & Reis, 2019), and population genetics (Konzen & Martins, 2017;Silva & Reis, 2010).…”