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  1. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Aelys M. Humphreys

  2. Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK

    Maria S. Vorontsova

  3. Biodiversity Informatics and Spatial Analysis, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK

    Rafaël Govaerts

  4. Conservation Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK

    Eimear Nic Lughadha

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A.M.H. and E.N.L. wrote the paper with contributions from M.S.V. and R.G. All authors approved the final version.

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Humphreys, A.M., Vorontsova, M.S., Govaerts, R. et al. Reply to: Regional records improve data quality in determining plant extinction rates. Nat Ecol Evol 4, 515–516 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1147-0

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