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Biography
I am an ecologist, with experience in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe and United States. I grew up in Scotland and completed a BSc in Ecological Science at Edinburgh followed by an MA in Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara, on a Fulbright Scholarship. I completed my PhD at the University of Aberdeen, working on post-fire dynamics of heathland communities, supervised by Prof Charles Gimingham. After completing my PhD, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University 1982-84, working with Prof Hal Mooney on serpentine grassland dynamics. I joined CSIRO Division of Wildlife & Ecology in Western Australia in 1984 and worked on the dynamics of fragmented ecosystems in the Western Australian wheatbelt. I became Officer in Charge of the Western Australian laboratory in 1997. In 2000 I took up a Chair in Environmental Science at Murdoch University and was awarded an ARC Australian Professorial Fellowship in 2006. I joined UWA in 2009.
EDUCATION
1976 : B.Sc. 1st Class Honours(Ecological Science) University of Edinburgh
1977 : M.A. (Biology) University of California, Santa Barbara
1982 : Ph.D.University of Aberdeen, Department of Botany
EDUCATION
1976 : B.Sc. 1st Class Honours(Ecological Science) University of Edinburgh
1977 : M.A. (Biology) University of California, Santa Barbara
1982 : Ph.D.University of Aberdeen, Department of Botany
Roles and responsibilities
I currently lead the Ecosystem Restoration & Intervention Ecology (ERIE) Research Group, within the School of Plant Biology.
Research
My particular interests are in vegetation dynamics and management, fragmentation, invasive species, ecosystem restoration, conservation biology and landscape ecology. My current research focuses on setting and achieving realistic restoration goals in a rapidly changing world.
Previous positions
Past Editor in Chief, Restoration Ecology (2005-2014)
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Landscape Ecology (2006-)
Member, Editorial Board, Ecological Management and Restoration (1999-)
Associate Editor, Island Press Restoration Ecology Series
Member, Editorial Board, Cambridge University Press Landscape Ecology Series
Member, Society for Ecological Restoration, Science and Policy Working Group
Member, Editorial Board, Ecological Society of Australia, Hot Topics
Southern Correspondence, British Ecological Society Bulletin
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Landscape Ecology (2006-)
Member, Editorial Board, Ecological Management and Restoration (1999-)
Associate Editor, Island Press Restoration Ecology Series
Member, Editorial Board, Cambridge University Press Landscape Ecology Series
Member, Society for Ecological Restoration, Science and Policy Working Group
Member, Editorial Board, Ecological Society of Australia, Hot Topics
Southern Correspondence, British Ecological Society Bulletin
Keywords
- Restoration ecology
- Old field restoration
- Plant ecology and ecophysiology
- Landscape ecology and restoration
- Nature conservation and ecological restoration in social-ecological systems
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Projects 1998 2022
Innovative seed technologies for restoration in a biodiversity hotspot
Australian Research Council ARC
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Innovative seed technologies for restoration in a biodiversity hotspot
Kings Park and Botanic Gardens
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Innovative seed technologies for restoration in a biodiversity hotspot
Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Innovative seed technologies for restoration in a biodiversity hotspot
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Global extent of degraded farm lands and their conservation potential
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2003 2018
A million and more trees for science
Paquette, A. , Hector, A. , Vanhellemont, M. , Koricheva, J. , Scherer-Lorenzen, M. , Verheyen, K. , Abdala-Roberts, L. , Auge, H. , Barsoum, N. , Bauhus, J. , Baum, C. , Bruelheide, H. , Castagneyrol, B. , Cavender-Bares, J. , Eisenhauer, N. , Ferlian, O. , Ganade, G. , Godbold, D. , Gravel, D. , Hall, J. & 26 others , 1 May 2018, In : Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2, 5, p. 763-766 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
File
cooperative research
forest ecosystems
biodiversity
species diversity
forest ecosystem
Bioturbation by bandicoots facilitates seedling growth by altering soil properties
Valentine, L. E., Ruthrof, K. X., Fisher, R., Hardy, G. E. S. J., Hobbs, R. J. & Fleming, P. A., 1 Sep 2018, In : Functional Ecology. 32, 9, p. 2138-2148 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
bioturbation
seedling growth
soil properties
soil property
seedling
Effects of fragmentation on the plant functional composition and diversity of remnant woodlands in a young and rapidly expanding city
Estima Ramalho, C., Laliberte, E., Poot, P. & Hobbs, R., 2018, In : Journal of Vegetation Science. 29, 2, p. 285-296Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
growth form
woodlands
woodland
fragmentation
functional response
Grappling with the social dimensions of novel ecosystems
Backstrom, A. C., Garrard, G. E., Hobbs, R. J. & Bekessy, S. A., Mar 2018, In : Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 16, 2, p. 109-117Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
ecosystems
ecosystem
ecosystem management
natural analog
environmental change
Keep ecological restoration open and flexible
Higgs, E. S., Harris, J. A., Heger, T., Hobbs, R. J., Murphy, S. D. & Suding, K. N., 1 Apr 2018, Nature Ecology and Evolution 1 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Letter
Datasets
Bioturbation by bandicoots facilitates seedling growth by altering soil properties: dataset
Valentine, L. (Creator), Ruthrof, K. X. (Creator), Fisher, R. (Creator), Hardy, G. (Creator), Hobbs, R. (Creator), Fleming, P. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2018
Dataset
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Data from: Long-term data suggest jarrah-forest establishment at restored mine sites is resistant to climate variability
Standish, R. (Creator), Daws, M. (Creator), Gove, A. (Creator), Didham, R. (Creator), Grigg, A. (Creator), Koch, J. (Creator), Hobbs, R. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 13 Jan 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3m0rf, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.3m0rf
Dataset