Well, the old man once again snapped me back to reality, reminding me that yes, understanding the ecological consequences of urban sprawl is important.
It is funny, though. Everyone who goes into ecology does so because they like mucking around looking for critters (see right). What they don't tell you is that mucking about accounts for about 0.01% of your time as an ecologist (or even as a grad student), and that most of your time is spent hustling money (i.e. writing grant proposals) and running statistics.
Now, I've come around around on stats, and I think it's pretty cool to see your field work turn into a story about what is going on in nature. And since the results of my study allign nicely with my hypotheses, it makes writing a whole lot easier.
But seriously: everyone who goes into ecology does so because they like being outdoors, and then they stick you with math? What's the deal?
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