Camera Trap Detection Rate

AUS-TSR-AGR-CTR General Low confidence

Benchmark Value

No specific value — see range
Range: 5 to 15 Detections per 100 trap-nights
Thresholds: Lower: 1, Upper: —
Optimal Range: 5 to 15
Direction: Higher is desirable ↑
Form: OptimalRange

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The following benchmark represents the best available estimate for a high-health agricultural cropping system in Australia's Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests, derived from proxy data.

Metric Definition:

Camera Trap Detection Rate as detections per 100 trap-nights standardized by survey effort.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents the expected range of camera trap detections per 100 trap-nights for a high-health agricultural cropping system in Australia's Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests, based on proxy data from adjacent savanna woodlands to account for uncertainty and natural variation.

Justification:

This proxy value is derived from a multi-species mammal survey in adjacent savanna woodlands, which reported an aggregate rate of ~10.0 detections/100 trap-nights. The range of 5-15 is proposed to account for uncertainty and natural variation.

Sources (1)

Preview of Camera trapping ekes out some improvement for surveying sparse mammal populations in northern Queensland - ResearchGate
Camera trapping ekes out some improvement for surveying sparse mammal populations in northern Queensland - ResearchGate Journal

Camera trapping ekes out some improvement for surveying sparse mammal populations in northern Queensland - ResearchGate

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Supporting Sources (3)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of Feral pigs - WetlandInfo - Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Feral pigs - WetlandInfo - Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Contextual Support Government

Feral pigs - WetlandInfo - Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

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Preview of Flying fox conservation laws, policies and practices in Australia - a case study in conserving unpopular species - ResearchGate
Flying fox conservation laws, policies and practices in Australia - a case study in conserving unpopular species - ResearchGate
Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Flying fox conservation laws, policies and practices in Australia - a case study in conserving unpopular species - ResearchGate

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Preview of Nature-Friendly Agriculture in the State of Queensland, Australia ...
Nature-Friendly Agriculture in the State of Queensland, Australia ...
Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Nature-Friendly Agriculture in the State of Queensland, Australia ...

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Context

  • Region Australia
  • Biome Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests
  • Land Use Agricultural Crop Production
  • Assessment Pristine Reference
  • Evidence Type TargetCondition

Lifecycle

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

Notes

Lower Critical Threshold: A CTR approaching zero (<1 detection/100 trap-nights) indicates a likely collapse in faunal community function. An excessively high CTR may indicate ecological imbalance if dominated by pest or crop-damaging species. The species composition is more critical than the absolute rate.