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Table 6-9: Summary of assessment of habitats in the project site against Criterion A DefinitionAssessmentRisk of significantly decreasing in area or qualityThe general development in the region might decrease the extent and the quality of some shrub patches, but, given the wide distribution of this vegetation type, it is not currently considered to be at significant riskSmall spatial extentThe habitat is widespreadContaining unique assemblages of species including assemblages or concentrations of biome-restricted species (fine scale) Red List of Threatened EcosystemsThe vegetation type does not support unique assemblages or concentration of biome-restricted species AssessmentReduction in geographic distributionThe ecosystem is expansive and is not believed to be facing any reduction in distributionRestricted geographic distributionThe habitat is widespreadEnvironmental degradationThe OHTL development might lead to habitat degradation but this will be limited to individual projects elements and is not believed to lead to large-scale degradation of the ecosystemDisruption of biotic processes or interactionsNo evidenceQuantitative analysis that estimates the probability of ecosystem collapseNo evidence