Abstract Predator density changes can alter behaviours of prey, and removal of predators is expected to free prey from predation risks. Due to pest management activities within predator exclusion fences in central-western Queensland, Australia, dingoes (Canis familiaris) have been actively controlled in places also inhabited by endangered yellow-footed rock-wallabies (YFRW, Petrogale xanthopus). These pest management practices are expected to enable YFRW to utilise otherwise riskier habitats, though the occurrence of these processes remain unclear. Here, we assessed the responses of YFRW habitat use to pest species management in exclusion fences. In congruence with previous work, we find the likelihood of YFRW presence is positively correlated with increasing habitat complexity (r = 0.39). Greater coverage of ground and shrub vegetation also correlated positively with YFRW presence (p

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黄足岩袋鼠在捕食者排除围栏中的栖息地

摘要 捕食者密度的变化可以改变猎物的行为，清除捕食者有望使猎物免受捕食风险。由于在澳大利亚昆士兰州中西部的捕食者排除围栏内开展害虫管理活动，在也有濒临灭绝的黄足岩袋鼠（YFRW、Petrogale xanthopus）栖息的地方，野狗（Canis熟悉）已得到积极控制。这些害虫管理措施有望使 YFRW 能够利用其他风险更高的栖息地，尽管这些过程的发生尚不清楚。在这里，我们评估了 YFRW 栖息地使用对排除围栏中害虫物种管理的反应。与之前的工作一致，我们发现 YFRW 存在的可能性与栖息地复杂性的增加呈正相关（r = 0.39）。