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The kind of distribution it is presented. A controlled vocabulary is recommended, e.g.: SD: Species Distribution, THD: ThreatStatus Distribution, LED: Legislation Distribution." examples='"SD", "THD", "LED"'

DistributionScope

Type

Categorization of scope qualifying the distribution presented in time (e.g. "prior 1900", "current", "projected", "winter"), in space (e.g. "in the Canary Islands", "Boreal"), by biological activity (e.g., "foraging distribution", "reproductive area"), or any other criteria . A controled vocabulary is recommended.

A controlled vocabulary is recommended.

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

Type: NormalString

Ancillary Data

Ancillary information.

Type: AncillaryDataType

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.

Type: DistributionAtomizedType

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the DistributionAtomized element.

Type: AncillaryDataType


Unstructured branch

DistributionUnstructured

Comment about the distribution of the species based on information from the collection sites of the studied specimens. A a text block.

Primarily in Turkey and far E Greece, secondarily in the Crimea, Caucasus coast, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Crete and Cyprus; primarily near coasts, in areas with a strongly Mediterranean climate.

Type: NormalString

AncillaryData

Ancillary information of the DistributionUnstructured element.

Type: AncillaryDataType


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