Reply to: Conclusions of low extinction risk for most species of reef-building corals are premature

Andreas Dietzel¹, Michael Bode^{2

3}, Sean R Connolly^{2

4

5}, Terry P Hughes²

Affiliations

¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. andreas.dietzel@my.jcu.edu.au.
² ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Republic of Panama.

Comment

Andreas Dietzel et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;6(4):359-360.

doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01660-y. Epub 2022 Feb 14.

Andreas Dietzel¹, Michael Bode^{2

3}, Sean R Connolly^{2

4

5}, Terry P Hughes²

¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. andreas.dietzel@my.jcu.edu.au.
² ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Republic of Panama.

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Comment on

The population sizes and global extinction risk of reef-building coral species at biogeographic scales.
Dietzel A, Bode M, Connolly SR, Hughes TP. Dietzel A, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021 May;5(5):663-669. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01393-4. Epub 2021 Mar 1. Nat Ecol Evol. 2021. PMID: 33649542
Conclusions of low extinction risk for most species of reef-building corals are premature.
Muir PR, Obura DO, Hoeksema BW, Sheppard C, Pichon M, Richards ZT. Muir PR, et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022 Apr;6(4):357-358. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01659-5. Epub 2022 Feb 14. Nat Ecol Evol. 2022. PMID: 35165390 No abstract available.

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