Conclusion
Hydrochory in tropical mountain systems has characteristic deposition
patterns that do not agree with what has been observed in rivers with
different geomorphological characteristics or in complete rivers
(origin-mouth). In tropical mountain rivers, the contribution of
propagules by other types of dispersal and the spatial and temporal
changes in the local production of propagules by the riparian plant
species have a decisive influence on the spatial and temporal patterns
of deposition of the dispersed propagules by hydrochory. The dynamics of
the transport of propagules in the water column remains unknown, so it
is necessary to increase efforts to understand in depth the process of
dispersion in mountain rivers.