Editing Encyclopedia:WikiProject Ecoregions (section)

== Formatting ==
An ecoregion article will typically contain the following sections:

===Infobox===
* The [[Template:Infobox_ecoregion|ecoregion infobox]] template contains various fields for describing an ecoregion. Please fill out as many as possible.

===Introduction===
* The name of the ecoregion.
* The biome in which it is contained.
* The countries it covers.

===Setting===
* Physical area of the ecoregion, in square kilometers and square miles.
* Bordering ecoregions.
* The ecozone and bioregion in which it is contained.
* Major geological/physiographic features of the ecoregion.
* Soils.
* The rivers that flow through it, and the watersheds it lies within, including [[freshwater ecoregions]] that it overlaps.
* Any oceans or seas that it borders.
* Alternative names for the ecoregion, including names in local languages, other biogeographic naming schemes.

===Climate===
* [[Köppen climate classification]]s for parts of the ecoregion.
* Statistics on rainfall and temperature throughout the year.
* Important weather systems (i.e. monsoons, El Niño) that influence the climate.

===Flora===
* An account of major plant communities or habitat types, including their structure and predominant or characteristic species.
* The total number of plant species (by phylum, if known), and the number and percentage of endemic plant species.
* The [[floristic region]] or regions it is a part of.
* The origins of the flora, and the floral affiliations with and distinctions from with neighboring ecoregions.

===Fauna===
*An account of native [[animal]]s organized from [[top predator]] down through lesser [[predator]]s, then [[herbivore]]/[[prey]] animals and [[plants]] they feed on.
* The total number of animal species (by phylum/class, if known), and the number and percentage of endemic animal species.
* The zoogeographic region or regions it is a part of.
* The origins of the fauna, and the faunal affiliations with and distinctions from with neighboring ecoregions.

===Human use===
* An account of the history of human activity in the ecoregion.
* The resources of the ecoregion: agriculture, fishing, timber, mining, industry.
* Major cities in the ecoregion.

===Conservation and threats===
* Local and global agents affecting the ecoregion's ecology, including:
** Protected and natural areas.
** Resource extraction, including hunting, fishing, logging, gathering.
** Deforestation, soil degradation, and desertification.
** Invasive plants and animals, and a description of how they have impacted native ones.
* [[ecoregion conservation status|Conservation status]] as defined by... (need to establish whose conservation status to use).
* Whether the region is part of the [[Global 200]] or a [[biodiversity hotspot]].

===References===
* A list of article references.

===External links===
* Link to the WWF scientific report, plus any other relevant links.


===Article assessment===
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecoregions/Assessment}}
Article assessments help project members prioritise improvements to articles related to ecoregions. 
Project members should assess articles according to the importance and quality scales given at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecoregions/Assessment]], and then record the results using the {{t|WikiProject Ecoregions}} project template on the article talk page. E.g.
:::<code><nowiki>{{WikiProject Ecoregions|class=C|importance=mid}}</nowiki></code>
After assessing an article, you may want to place it on your watchlist for a while, and reassess the article if you see major improvements. New articles often take a few days or weeks before they stabilize, and may improve considerably during this period.