Reviewing the status of coral reef ecology of the Red Sea:key topics and relevant research

摘要

In their recent review entitled "The status of coral reef ecology research in the Red Sea," Berumen et al. (2013) hereafter "the authors" rightly call for an expansion of research into coral reefs of the Red Sea. We appreciate this initiative and acknowledge the substantial effort the authors have invested in order to provide readers of coral reefs with a summary on existing literature and resulting gaps of knowledge that should be addressed through research. However, for similarly informative reasons, we feel obliged to note a number of research areas not considered in the review.