Camera Trap Detection Rate
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context. The scoring engine uses 9 benchmarks together — the OptimalRange form drives the primary score, while 8 guard(s) constrain the result.
Evidence & Context
A detection rate for invasive predators (feral cats) or ecosystem-degrading herbivores (feral pigs, deer) that exceeds that of the entire native mammal assemblage, or a rate of >5-10 detections of key invasive species per 100 trap-nights, should be considered indicative of a system under severe threat where conservation objectives are failing.
Camera Trap Detection Rate indicating upper detrimental threshold for invasive species
A camera trap detection rate exceeding 10 detections per 100 trap-nights for invasive species indicates a severely degraded ecosystem under threat in tropical and subtropical rainforest grazing landscapes.
High detection rates (>5-10 detections/100 trap-nights) of invasive species indicate a degraded ecosystem under severe threat.
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Daintree Camera Traps - 2024 - Daintree Rainforest Foundation Ltd.
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Ludwig, J.A., Bastin, G.N., Chewings, V.H., Eager, R.W., and Liedloff, A.C. (2005). Clearing savannas for use as rangelands in Queensland: Altered landscapes and water-erosion processes. Rangeland Journal, 27(2), 135-149.
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