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Replying to E. Hawkins et al. Nature 511, 10.1038/nature13523 (2014)

In the accompanying Comment, Hawkins et al.1 suggest that our index2 of the projected timing of climate departure from recent variability is biased to occur too early and is given with overestimated confidence. We contest their assertions and maintain that our findings are conservative and remain unaltered in light of their analysis.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii, USA

    Camilo Mora, Abby G. Frazier, Ryan J. Longman, Joseph J. Sanchez, Lauren R. Kaiser, Yuko O. Stender, Louise M. Giuseffi & Thomas W. Giambelluca

  2. Department of Biology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii, USA

    Rachel S. Dacks, Maya M. Walton, James M. Anderson & Christine M. Ambrosino

  3. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Kāne‘ohe, 96744, Hawaii, USA

    Maya M. Walton, Eric J. Tong, Yuko O. Stender, James M. Anderson, Christine M. Ambrosino & Iria Fernandez-Silva

  4. Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii, USA

    Eric J. Tong

  5. Trans-disciplinary Organization for Subtropical Island Studies (TRO-SIS), University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan,

    Iria Fernandez-Silva

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