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// ****************** Gathering Event *********************************/

	//country

	public NamedArea getCountry(){

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getCountry() : null);

	}

			getGatheringEvent(true).addCollectingArea(area);

		}

	}

	public Set<NamedArea> getCollectingAreas() {

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getCollectingAreas() : null);

	}

	}

	//collector

	public AgentBase getCollector() {

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getCollector() : null);

	}

	}

	//collecting method

	public String getCollectingMethod() {

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getCollectingMethod() : null);

	}

	}

	//exact location

	public Point getExactLocation() {

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getExactLocation() : null );

	}

	}

	//gathering event description

	public String getGatheringEventDescription() {

		return  (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getDescription() : null);

	}

	}

	//gatering period

	public TimePeriod getGatheringPeriod() {

		return (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getTimeperiod() : null);

	}

	}

	//locality

	public LanguageString getLocality(){

		return (hasGatheringEvent() ? getGatheringEvent(true).getLocality() : null);

	}

//		LanguageString languageString = getEcologyAll().getPreferredLanguageString(languages);

//		return languageString.getText();

//	}

	public Map<Language, LanguageString> getEcologyAll(){

		if (ecology == null){

			try {

//		LanguageString languageString = getPlantDescriptionAll().getPreferredLanguageString(languages);

//		return languageString.getText();

//	}

	public Map<Language, LanguageString> getPlantDescriptionAll(){

		if (plantDescription == null){

			try {

	public void addFieldObjectDefinition(String text, Language language) {

		getFieldObservation(true).addDefinition(text, language);

	}

	public Map<Language, LanguageString> getFieldObjectDefinition() {

		if (! hasFieldObservation()){

			return new HashMap<Language, LanguageString>();

	 * Returns the media for the field object.<BR>

	 * @return

	 */

	public List<Media> getFieldObjectMedia() {

		try {

			List<Media> result = getMedia(getFieldObservation(false), false);

	}

	//field number

	public String getFieldNumber() {

		if (! hasFieldObservation()){

			return null;

	//field notes

	public String getFieldNotes() {

		if (! hasFieldObservation()){

			return null;

	//individual counts

	public Integer getIndividualCount() {

		return (hasFieldObservation()? getFieldObservation(true).getIndividualCount() : null );

	}

	}

	//life stage

	public Stage getLifeStage() {

		return (hasFieldObservation()? getFieldObservation(true).getLifeStage() : null );

	}

	}

	//sex

	public Sex getSex() {

		return (hasFieldObservation()? getFieldObservation(true).getSex() : null );

	}

	public void addDerivedUnitDefinition(String text, Language language) {

		derivedUnit.addDefinition(text, language);

	}

	public Map<Language, LanguageString> getDerivedUnitDefinitions(){

		return this.derivedUnit.getDefinition();

	}

	 * Returns the media for the specimen.<BR>

	 * @return

	 */

	public List<Media> getDerivedUnitMedia() {

		try {

			List<Media> result = getMedia(derivedUnit, false);

		derivedUnit.setAccessionNumber(accessionNumber);

	}

	public String getCatalogNumber() {

		return derivedUnit.getCatalogNumber();

	}

		derivedUnit.setCatalogNumber(catalogNumber);

	}

	public String getBarcode() {

		return derivedUnit.getBarcode();

	}

	 * @see #DerivedUnitType

	 * @return

	 */

	public PreservationMethod getPreservationMethod() throws MethodNotSupportedByDerivedUnitTypeException {

		if (derivedUnit.isInstanceOf(Specimen.class)){

			return CdmBase.deproxy(derivedUnit, Specimen.class).getPreservation();

	}

	//Stored under name

	public TaxonNameBase getStoredUnder() {

		return derivedUnit.getStoredUnder();

	}

	}

	//colletors number

	public String getCollectorsNumber() {

		return derivedUnit.getCollectorsNumber();

	}

		}

		return result;

	}

	public String getExsiccatum() {

		logger.warn("Exsiccatum method not yet supported. Needs model change");

		return null;

		derivedUnit.addSource(source);

		return source;

	}

	public Set<IdentifiableSource> getSources(){

		return derivedUnit.getSources();

	}

	/**

	 * @return the collection

	 */

	public Collection getCollection() {

		return derivedUnit.getCollection();

	}

		}

		return results;

	}

	public Pager<Annotation> getDescriptionElementAnnotations(DescriptionElementBase annotatedObj, MarkerType status, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths){

		Integer numberOfResults = descriptionElementDao.countAnnotations(annotatedObj, status);