Camera Trap Detection Rate

AUS-TMS-AGR-CTR General Low confidence

Benchmark Value

No specific value — see range
Direction: Higher is desirable ↑
Form: CompositeFramework

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

Upper Detrimental Threshold: This is compositional, not numerical. A state is considered degraded if >75% of detections are from a single species or known invasive/overabundant species.

Metric Definition:

Upper detrimental threshold based on compositional imbalance rather than numeric CTR value.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents a compositional threshold where ecosystem degradation is indicated by dominance of detections from a single or invasive species in agricultural cropping systems of Australia's Tropical Monsoonal Savannas.

Justification:

High dominance by a few species signifies an unhealthy, simplified ecosystem, as seen in agricultural systems that favor generalists over specialists.

Sources (1)

Preview of Diversity and habitat use of medium-large sized mammals across oil palm landscapes in the Llanos region of Colombia - ResearchOnline@JCU
Diversity and habitat use of medium-large sized mammals across oil palm landscapes in the Llanos region of Colombia - ResearchOnline@JCU GreyLiterature

Diversity and habitat use of medium-large sized mammals across oil palm landscapes in the Llanos region of Colombia - ResearchOnline@JCU, accessed July 23, 2025

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Supporting Sources (2)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of Ongoing unraveling of a continental fauna: Decline and extinction of Australian mammals since European settlement | PNAS, accessed July 23, 2025
Ongoing unraveling of a continental fauna: Decline and extinction of Australian mammals since European settlement | PNAS, accessed July 23, 2025
Contextual Support Journal

Stemming the tide: progress towards resolving the causes of decline and implementing management responses for the disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia

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Preview of Threats to water quality - Government of Western Australia
Threats to water quality - Government of Western Australia
Direct Evidence Journal

The State and Future of the Northern Territory's Savannas - NationBuilder

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Context

  • Region Australia
  • Biome Tropical Monsoonal Savannas
  • Land Use Agricultural Crop Production
  • Assessment Pristine Reference
  • Evidence Type DegradationThreshold

Lifecycle

  • Status Active
  • Version 1
  • Effective From 22 Mar 2026

Notes

Upper limit is about community composition, not absolute numbers.