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    "timeperiod",

    "geoScopes"

    /**

     * Returns the set of {@link NamedArea named areas} indicating the geospatial

     * data where <i>this</i> {@link Classification} is valid.

     */

    public Set<NamedArea> getGeoScopes(){

        return this.geoScopes;

    }

    /**

     * Adds a {@link NamedArea named area} to the set of {@link #getGeoScopes() named areas}

     * delimiting the geospatial area where <i>this</i> {@link Classification} is valid.

     *

     * @param geoScope	the named area to be additionally assigned to <i>this</i> taxon description

     * @see    	   		#getGeoScopes()

     */

    public void addGeoScope(NamedArea geoScope){

        this.geoScopes.add(geoScope);

    }

    /**

     * Removes one element from the set of {@link #getGeoScopes() named areas} delimiting

     * the geospatial area where <i>this</i> {@link Classification} is valid.

     *

     * @param  geoScope   the named area which should be removed

     * @see     		  #getGeoScopes()

     * @see     		  #addGeoScope(NamedArea)

     */

    public void removeGeoScope(NamedArea geoScope){

        this.geoScopes.remove(geoScope);

    }

            //geo-scopes

            result.geoScopes = new HashSet<NamedArea>();

            for (NamedArea namedArea : getGeoScopes()){

                result.geoScopes.add(namedArea);

            }