Professor Richard Hobbs has had a profound influence on the development of the discipline of restoration ecology. With more than 300 publications spanning a broad scope of applied ecological sciences, he has collaborated with hundreds of researchers. His sometimes‐provocative insights, balanced by extensive empirical research, will have a lasting impact by encouraging people to think more broadly about the science and practice of ecological restoration. Here, on the eve of his retirement, some of his staff and students, past and present, take a retrospective look at his contributions to restoration ecology both as a scientist and as a mentor.

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Richard J. Hobbs：一位生态学家如何影响我们对恢复生态的看法

理查德·霍布斯教授对恢复生态学学科的发展产生了深远的影响。他发表了 300 多篇涵盖广泛应用生态科学的出版物，与数百名研究人员合作。他有时具有启发性的见解与广泛的实证研究相平衡，将通过鼓励人们更广泛地思考生态恢复的科学和实践而产生持久的影响。在这里，在他退休前夕，他的一些过去和现在的员工和学生回顾了他作为科学家和导师对恢复生态学的贡献。