text: In discussing the roles of wave exposure, local currents and the presence of large sand islands, the seven scientists state that it is the combination of those factors -- and "not temperature" -- that "is the primary factor influencing biogeographic distributions along the subtropical east coast of Australia." And supporting this conclusion is the contemporaneous study of Seabra et al . (2011) , which describes how it is that intertidal marine species can easily withstand significant climatic warming without having to migrate poleward. Reference