Response to Comment on "Global distribution of earthworm diversity"

James et al. claim that there areas of concern in (1). We believe that James et al. may have misunderstood the methods behind our paper (1) and that differences in scale have been overlooked. Once those misunderstandings have been resolved, their remaining criticisms are either not sustained or agree with our statements (1). To advance the field, we recommend additional sampling using comparable methodologies in underrepresented areas.