# Treating gaps and biases in biodiversity data as a missing data problem

*PRI Rank #18 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #18 |
| 18m citations | 43 |
| Journal | Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/brv.13127 |
| Corresponding authors | Diana E. Bowler |
| Institution | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/species-distribution-and-climate-change/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/brv.13127](https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13127)

## Topics

Biodiversity monitoring · Data gaps · Data gaps · Data gaps · Data gaps · Data bias · species trends · long-term species trend modelling · missing data theory · missing data theory · subsampling · weighting techniques · imputation · bias reduction · parameter estimate uncertainty · factors driving missingness · species occurrence data · species abundances · Conservation prioritization · data representativeness

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