Dispersal
Wikimedia disambiguation page
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.
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