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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"'
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.
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Ancillary information.
Type: AncillaryDataType
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
Distribution element in structured format.
Type: DistributionAtomizedType
Ancillary information of the DistributionAtomized element.
Type: AncillaryDataType
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.
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Ancillary information of the DistributionUnstructured element.
Type: AncillaryDataType
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