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Feral Cat Population

The population density of feral cats within the study area.

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Bilby Population

The population density of bilbies within the study area.

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RQ1: Does feral cat predation individually impact the population distribution of bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) in semi-arid grasslands within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory?

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Bilby population is declining

due to predation and habitat conversion

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Habitat Conversion

The area of habitat change due to anthropogenic activities such as land clearing, agriculture, infrastructure development, etc.

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RQ2: Does habitat conversion individually impact the population distribution of bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) in semi-arid grasslands within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory?

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Camera traps to count observations of feral cats and bilbies.

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Camera traps to count observations of bilbies.

Land use mapping to assess the extent of habitat conversion.

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Bilby Population

The population density of bilbies within the study area.

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Conducted using various statistical tests using R programming language version 4.4.1.

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H1: Bilby population density will decrease as feral cat density increases within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory.

H0: There is no significant relationship between feral cat density and bilby population density within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory.

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H1: Bilby population density will decrease as the extent of habitat conversion increases within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory.

H0: Habitat conversion has no significant impact on bilby population density-within West MacDonnell Range National Park, Northern Territory.