Site | Surveys | Period | Location | Land system | Combined size of treatment and nil-treatment areas | Dingo control history (previous 10Â yrs) | Experimental design (rank of inference) | Mean annual rainfall (mm) | Plot-nights | Number of predator tracks observed | ||||||||
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 | Baited areas | Unbaited areas | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Baited | Unbaited | Dingo | Fox | Cat | Goanna | Dingo | Fox | Cat | Goanna |
Barcaldine | 23 | 8/03 to 7/06 | 23.38′S, 145.37′E | Dry wood/grassland | 5000 km2 | Treatments intact for over 10 years | Quasi-experiment type l (5) | 503 | 3015 | 3131 | 110 | 5 | 79 | 22 | 115 | 5 | 94 | 48 |
Blackall | 23 | 8/03 to 7/06 | 24.23′S, 145.37′E | Dry woodland | 5000 km2 | Treatments intact for over 10 years | Quasi-experiment type l (5) | 536 | 809 | 3271 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 145 | 18 | 52 | 16 |
Cordillo | 7 | 7/08 to 11/10 | 26.21′S, 140.48′E | Sandy/stony desert | 5300 km2 | Both treatments previously exposed to opportunistic shooting only | Unreplicated experiment (3) | 167 | 900 | 900 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 317 | 84 | 3 | 11 |
Lambina | 6 | 6/09 to 12/10 | 26.54′S, 134.30′E | Sandy/stony desert | 3800 km2 | Opportunistic shooting and periodic baiting in both treatments | Classical experiment (1) | 180 | 750 | 750 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Mt Owen | 19 | 5/94 to 7/98 | 25.51′S, 147.36′E | Dry woodland | 800 km2 | Opportunistic shooting in both treatments, no baiting in previous three years | Unreplicated experiment (3) | 575 | 4389 | 4350 | 1240 | 16 | 425 | 217 | 2884 | 9 | 421 | 207 |
Quinyambie | 14 | 4/08 to 8/11 | 30.33′S, 140.42′E | Sandy desert | 4500 km2 | Both treatments previously exposed to opportunistic shooting only | Unreplicated experiment (3) | 160 | 1400 | 1400 | 447 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 297 | 103 | 8 | 0 |
Strathmore | 9 | 7/95 to 9/98 | 17.37′S, 142.40′E | Tropical savannah | 9000 km2 | Opportunistic shooting and periodic baiting in both treatments | Unreplicated experiment (3) | 772 | 2066 | 2186 | 291 | 0 | 250 | 110 | 509 | 0 | 291 | 152 |
Tambo | 16 | 3/04 to 8/06 | 24.51′S, 146.36′E | Dry woodland | 5000 km2 | Treatments intact for over 10 years | Quasi-experiment type l (5) | 532 | 1352 | 2130 | 357 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 464 | 3 | 123 | 23 |
Todmorden | 11 | 8/08 to 11/10 | 27.80′S, 134.45′E | Sandy/stony desert | 7200 km2 | Opportunistic shooting and periodic baiting in both treatments | Classical experiment (1) | 180 | 1300 | 1300 | 51 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 254 | 20 | 7 | 15 |
Total | 128 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 45,600Â km 2 | Â | Â | 160-772 | 15981 | 19418 | 2607 | 80 | 849 | 429 | 5450 | 222 | 1000 | 469 |