/**\r
* Runs the {@link TransmissionEngineDistribution} in a separate Thread and\r
* responds with a redirect to a progress monitor REST service end point.\r
+ * <p>\r
+ * <b>NOTE</b> this is still a special implementation for the Euro+Med project.\r
+ * The parameters for the <i>superAreas</i>, the areas to which the subordinate areas should be projected,\r
+ * <i>lowerRank</i>, <i>upperRank</i> are hardcoded to: <code>TDWG_LEVEL3 areas, SUBSPECIES, GENUS</code>\r
*\r
* @param mode\r
* one of <code>byAreas</code>, <code>byRanks</code>,\r