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Information about the distribution of the species based on the studied specimens collection sites data.

DistributionScope

Type

List of regions structured and categorized.

A controlled vocabulary is recommended.

e.g. Historical, Current, Restricted and Wide.

Class: NormalString

Ancillary Data

Ancillary information.

Class: AncillaryDataClass

TemporalCoverage

This field specifies temporal coverage, and allows coverages to be a single point in time, multiple points in time, or a range of dates. Dates can be expressed in terms of both calendar dates and geologic dating systems.

Quick Reference: http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.1/eml-coverage.html#temporalCoverage

Atomized branch

DistributionAtomized

Distribution element in structured format.

Class: DistributionAtomizedClass

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the DistributionAtomized element.

Class: AncillaryDataClass


Unstructured branch

DistributionUnstructured

Distribution element in text block format.

Class: NormalString

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the DistributionUnstructured element.

Class: AncillaryDataClass


Legend:

Image Description
Complex Type
Sequence structure
Choice structure
Obligatory element
Optional element
minOccurs=0 maxOccurs=unbounded
minOccurs=1 maxOccurs=unbounded
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