Ecosystem description and assessment

Ecosystem accounts provided in this section consist of two components, an ecosystem description and a detailed summary of the application of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystem criteria. The ecosystem description follows the standard format suggested by the IUCN. Ecosystem descriptions are an essential component of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assessments and serve the purpose of clearly defining each assessment unit. This allows repeated application of the categories and criteria to a single defined unit and supports red listing and cross-walking at the global scale. The associated assessment section provides the details the Red List assessments, including the data sources, methods of analysis, evidence statements and key references.

Table 1: Components of ecosystem description

Component	Description
Authors	Authors of the description and the assessment.
Myanmar ecosystem names	Alternative names of the ecosystem.
Biome	Biome membership according to the global ecosystem typology.
Functional group	Functional group membership according to the global ecosystem typology.
Global classification	Classification code according to the global ecosystem typology.
Description	General overview of the principal components and dynamics of the ecosystem. Includes a photograph of the ecosystem.
Distribution	Short written description and range map of the spatial distribution of the ecosystem.
Characteristic native biota	Identifies the defining biotic features of the ecosystem, including diagnostic native taxa, functional components of the characteristic biota.
Abiotic environment	Identifies the defining abiotic features of the ecosystem, including descriptions of the characteristic states or summary of values of the key abiotic variables.
Key processes and interactions	Describes the key ecosystem drivers and interactions among biota and the abiotic environment.
Major threats	Short summary of the major threats and impacts to the ecosystem.
Ecosystem collapse definition	Short description of the collapsed state of the ecosystem and any associated thresholds.
Assessment summary	Short summary of the red list of ecosystems assessment.
Assessment outcome	Short format assessed status of the ecosystem.
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria	Version of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems criteria used in the assessment.
Year published	Publication year.
Date assessed	The date the ecosystem assessment was completed.
Assessment credits	Names the authors, reviewers and contributors to the assessment.
Assessment summary	Short summary of the red list of ecosystems assessment.
Criterion A	Description of data, analysis and methods used to assess the criterion and the status outcome.
Criterion B	Description of data, analysis and methods used to assess the criterion and the status outcome.
Criterion C	Description of data, analysis and methods used to assess the criterion and the status outcome.
Criterion D	Description of data, analysis and methods used to assess the criterion and the status outcome.
Criterion E	Description of data, analysis and methods used to assess the criterion and the status outcome.