Distorted views of biodiversity: spatial and temporal bias in species occurrence data.
Boakes et al. compile and analyze a historical dataset of 170,000 bird sightings over two centuries and show how changing trends in data gathering may confound a true picture of biodiversity change.
Boakes
Elizabeth H
EH
Natural Environment Research Council Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College, Berkshire, United Kingdom. e.h.boakes@imperial.ac.uk
McGowan
Philip J K
PJ
Fuller
Richard A
RA
Chang-qing
Ding
D
Clark
Natalie E
NE
O'Connor
Kim
K
Mace
Georgina M
GM
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity