Camera Trap Detection Rate

AUS-AIF-FOR-CTR General Low confidence

Benchmark Value

1 Detections per 100 trap-nights

Direction: Lower is desirable ↓

Form: MaximumOnly

Scoring Curve

This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.

Evidence & Context

a CTR for invasive predators (feral cats, foxes) that consistently exceeds a nominal level (e.g., >1-2 detections per 100 trap-nights) indicates the presence of established, active predator populations that pose a significant and ongoing threat

Metric Definition:

Camera Trap Detection Rate (CTR)—typically expressed as detections per 100 trap-nights

Benchmark Definition:

A Camera Trap Detection Rate exceeding about 1 detection per 100 trap-nights for invasive predators indicates an upper detrimental threshold, signaling a high-threat environment for native wildlife in this biome and land use context.

Justification:

High CTRs for feral cats and feral pigs are direct, unambiguous indicators of a degraded state and a high-threat environment for native wildlife.

Sources (1)

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Supporting Sources (25)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

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(PDF) Scaling-up camera traps: monitoring the planet's biodiversity with networks of remote sensors - ResearchGate

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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4613.0 - Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics

Contextual Support Government

4613.0 - Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics

Preview of 4613.0 - Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010

4613.0 - Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010

Contextual Support Journal

4613.0 - Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010

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ABUNDANCE, DETECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE THREATENED JULIA CREEK DUNNART (SMINTHOPSIS DOUGLASI) IN BLADENSBURG NATIONAL PARK - QUT ePrints

Direct Evidence Journal

ABUNDANCE, DETECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE THREATENED JULIA CREEK DUNNART (SMINTHOPSIS DOUGLASI) IN BLADENSBURG NATIONAL PARK - QUT ePrints

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AUSTRALIA'S STATE OF THE FORESTS REPORT - DAFF

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Conservation Advice for Dasyuroides byrnei (Kowari) - DCCEEW

Contextual Support Government

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Coppabella Mine Project – MNES Terrestrial Ecology Report - Queensland Environment Department

Contextual Support Journal

Coppabella Mine Project – MNES Terrestrial Ecology Report - Queensland Environment Department

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Design, evaluate, refine: Camera trap studies for elusive species - ResearchGate

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Methodology Source Journal

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Evaluating predator control using two non-invasive population metrics: a camera trap activity index and density estimation from scat genotyping - ResearchGate

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Evaluating predator control using two non-invasive population metrics: a camera trap activity index and density estimation from scat genotyping - ResearchGate

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Contextual Support

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Quantifying levels of animal activity using camera-trap data - ResearchGate

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Quantifying the sensitivity of camera traps: an adapted distance sampling approach

Methodology Source Journal

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Methodology Source Journal

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Snap happy: camera traps are an effective sampling tool when compared with alternative methods - PubMed Central

Methodology Source Journal

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Irrelevant Journal

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Methodology Source GreyLiterature

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Surveys of small and medium sized mammals in northern Queensland with emphasis on improving survey methods for detecting low density populations - UQ eSpace

Methodology Source Journal

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support

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Contextual Support Journal

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Untangling two complementary camera trapping data sets to identify patterns in feral cat activity around a known night parrot population in western Queensland - CSIRO PUBLISHING | Australian Mammalogy

Contextual Support Journal

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Arid Inland Floodplains & Ephemeral River Systems
Land Use Production Forestry
Assessment Not Stated
Evidence Type DegradationThreshold

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 27 May 2026

Notes

Values above 1-2 detections per 100 trap-nights indicate a dysfunctional, high-threat state. AssessmentContext defaulted to 'Not Stated' because the source document did not state one.

Related Benchmarks

Other benchmarks in the AUS-AIF-FOR-CTR family.