DistributionAtomizedType
Species geographical distribution.
Option 1:
Name of the geographic entity. A controlled vocabulary --as specified in the Catalogue element-- is recommended.
e.g. Spain; Aguascalientas; Alabama; Ambon
Type: NormalString
A listing of geographic entities
e.g. Countries according to ISO 3166; World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions
Type: NormalString
Option 2:
The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. It is recommended to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country
The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs.
Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince
The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs.
Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county
The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location.
Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality
The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description.
Quick Reference: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality
Ancillary information for each DistributionAtomized element.
Type: AncillaryDataType
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