authority: geo-bon
slug: species-distribution
name: Species distribution
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: species-populations
authority_id: geo-bon:species-distribution
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms:
    - dwc:scientificName
    - dwc:taxonID
    - dwc:occurrenceID
    - dwc:decimalLatitude
    - dwc:decimalLongitude
    - dwc:eventDate
    - dwc:basisOfRecord
canonical_units: dimensionless
description: |
  The geographic range or area of occupancy of a species, derived from
  occurrence records, range maps, or species-distribution models. Foundational
  to IUCN Red List assessments, area-of-habitat metrics, and Kunming-Montreal
  GBF Target 3 (30x30) spatial coverage analyses.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/species-populations/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)
  - Jetz et al. 2019, Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 539-551