Are dashes used correctly according to British English rules in the phrases below that appear in published peer-reviewed scientific journals and related articles? If not, why not and what is the correct rule of grammar in British English?
The answer to How should a multiple-word noun be punctuated within a compound adjective? provides rules from US style guides only and does not sufficiently clarify hyphenation rules to determine correct use in British English for the specific phrases below.
Feral predator-free area (an area that is free of feral predators; also used to describe project, ecosystem, haven etc.)
Feral-predator free habitat (a habitat from which feral predators have been removed)
Camera trapping-survey design (the design of a survey of animals using camera-traps)
Camera-trap sampling designs (designs for sampling animal populations using camera-traps)
Predator baiting program (a program to reduce the number of predators, such as feral cats, through poison baiting)
Feral cat control strategy (also feral cat baiting programs)
Invasive predator control programs (a program to control invasive predators)
Feral cat poison baiting event (a single event where poison baits were distributed to control feral cats)
I am not concerned with punctuation for compound nouns or adjectives within the phrases, but rather the correct punctuation for the entire phrase as it appears in published work. Each phrase could be written as a full sentence but in scientific writing it is preferable to be concise, especially when concepts are referred to repeatedly.
Sources of examples:
01) https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/return-of-threatened-and-declining-species/feral-predator-free-areas & https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-programs/feral-predator-free-project & https://www.australianwildlife.org/australias-largest-feral-predator-free-area-declared-at-mallee-cliffs-national-park/ & https://www.mtrothwell.com.au/about
https://uplifting.network/australia-creates-the-largest-feral-predator-free-haven-on-its-mainland-1789/
02) https://www.tidbinbilla.act.gov.au/wildlife/overview
03) https://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR19175
04) https://researchers.cdu.edu.au/en/publications/multiple-cameras-required-to-reliably-detect-feral-cats-in-northe
05) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479720316169?dgcid=author
06) https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/about/science/cswa/articles/128.pdf & https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14486563.2021.1927211
07) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479720316169?dgcid=author
08) https://www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR19175
