The expanding #value of #LongTerm #studies of #individuals in the #wild

"The future of individual long-term studies is not always secure. #Funders have typically not prioritized the maintenance of such work, and most studies have been funded by long runs of back-to-back #ShortTerm #grants. Because continuous #monitoring is essential, the process forces #researchers to walk a tightrope of unbroken #GrantRaising success in an increasingly competitive funding environment"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01940-7