Dispersal, the movement of individuals across space, has long been recognized as a
fundamental process influencing the assembly of plants and animals (Ronce, 2007; Vellend …

Recent evidence suggests that, similar to larger organisms, dispersal is a key driver of
microbiome assembly; however, our understanding of the rates and taxonomic composition …

Dispersal is simply defined as the movement of species across space and time. Despite this
terse definition, dispersal is an essential process with direct ecological and evolutionary …

Dispersal is central to the evolution and maintenance of microbial diversity. Quantifying
microbial dispersal and its role in shaping communities remains a challenge, however …

Whatever their size and the ecosystem they live in, all organisms may disperse at some
stage of their life cycle. Dispersal dynamics are to a varying extent dependent on organismal …

Dispersal is a fundamental community assembly process that maintains soil microbial
biodiversity across spatial and temporal scales, yet the impact of dispersal on ecosystem …

Highlights•Soil bacteria display biogeography, and a seed could interact with vastly different
strains depending on germination location.•Plant-associated microbes have far reaching …

The symposium and workshop 'Organisms on the move: ecology and evolution of dispersal',
held in Ghent (Belgium), 14–18 September 2009, brought together a wide range of …

Highlights•Microbial transmission shapes microbiomes through social networks and co-
housing.•The colonization and persistence dynamics of microbiome members is …

Aim The aim of this study is to answer the questions:(1) do small organisms disperse farther
than large, or vice versa; and (2) does the observed pattern differ for passive and active …