Dispersal

Dispersal may refer to:


 * Biological dispersal, the movement of organisms away from aggregations of individuals such as movement from their birth site
 * Dispersal vector, forces that carry seeds for plants
 * Oceanic dispersal, the movement of terrestrial organisms from one land mass to another by sea-crossing
 * Seed dispersal, the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant
 * Dispersal draft, a system in professional sports for reassigning players whose former team is defunct
 * Dispersal of ownership, breaking up large media companies and media conglomerates to diversify ownership of property rights
 * Dispersal (military), strategic spreading-out of military personnel and equipment to reduce collateral damage
 * Dispersal prison, one of five secure prisons in the United Kingdom that houses Category A prisoners
 * Dispersal index, for volcanic eruptions
 * The dispersal area of an aerodrome, where aeroplanes are parked away from the runway.