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Dispersal is a well recognized driver of ecological and evolutionarydynamics, and simultaneously an evolving trait. Dispersal evolution hastraditionally been studied in single-species metapopulations so that it remainsunclear how dispersal evolves in spatially structured communities and foodwebs. Since most natural systems are biodiverse and spatially structured, andthus affected by dispersal and its evolution, this knowledge gap should bebridged.  Here we discuss whether knowledge established in single-species systems holdsin spatially structured multispecies systems and highlight generally valid andfundamental principles. Most biotic interactions form the ecological theatrefor the evolutionary dispersal play because interactions mediate patterns offitness expectations in space and time. While this allows for a simpletransposition of certain known drivers to a multispecies context, other driversmay require more complex transpositions, or might not be transferred. Wediscuss an important quantitative modulator of dispersal evolution in theincreased trait dimensionality of biodiverse meta-systems and an additionaldriver in co-dispersal.  We speculate that scale and selection pressure mismatches due toco-dispersal, together with increased trait dimensionality may lead to slowerand more "diffuse" evolution in biodiverse meta-systems. Open questions andpotential consequences in both ecological and evolutionary terms call for moreinvestigation.

Causes and consequences of dispersal in biodiverse spatially structured systems: what is old and what is new?