Becoming an ecologist : career pathways in science /
"This book examines how the pathways an ecologist follows in charting a career can be directed by various factors: one's interests, opportunities that arise, the culture of a science, the influence of key people, life's practicalities, and serendipity. It illustrates why ecologists as...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "This book examines how the pathways an ecologist follows in charting a career can be directed by various factors: one's interests, opportunities that arise, the culture of a science, the influence of key people, life's practicalities, and serendipity. It illustrates why ecologists ask the questions they do and what they do when the answers are not what they expected. It shows how the process of science actually works. John Wiens's aim in this book is to convey the excitement of doing ecology by telling a story about his own development as an ornithologist, community ecologist, landscape ecologist, and conservation scientist. His journey along a branching network of pathways will encourage others that it's possible to follow one's interests and passion for the natural world to become an ecologist. Even more important, there are multiple pathways to be followed, providing avenues for people with diverse interests and backgrounds to chart their own journeys. Ecology will be richer for it"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231562041 (electronic bk.) 0231562047 |