Dispersal may refer to: Biological dispersal, the movement of organisms from their birth site to their breeding site, or from one breeding site to another 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 Force dispersal, strategic spreading-out of military personnel and vehicles 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. See also Dispersion (disambiguation) Dispersive (disambiguation) Dispersity, a measure of the heterogeneity of sizes of molecules or particles in a mixture