Population and genetic status of a critically endangered species in Korea, Euchresta japonica (Leguminosae), and their implications for conservation

Population and genetic status of a critically endangered species in Korea: <i>Hydrangea luteovenosa</i> (Hydrangeaceae)

“…Many endangered species have small population sizes, sometimes, in extreme situations, with less than 10 remaining individuals (Li et al, 2012;Choi et al, 2013). Understanding the genetic and ecological characteristics of endangered plants or populations is important for the examination of the origin and conservation value (Isagi and Kaneko, 2014;Shiga et al, 2017) and development of effective conservation management programs (Izuno et al, 2012;Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013). The consequences of a small population size have received considerable research attention in the past decades (Ouborg et al, 2006;Li et al, 2012;Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013).…”

“…Understanding the genetic and ecological characteristics of endangered plants or populations is important for the examination of the origin and conservation value (Isagi and Kaneko, 2014;Shiga et al, 2017) and development of effective conservation management programs (Izuno et al, 2012;Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013). The consequences of a small population size have received considerable research attention in the past decades (Ouborg et al, 2006;Li et al, 2012;Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013). In small populations, genetic drift and inbreeding can play essential roles in altering genetic variation, which can in turn influence persistence (Schaal et al, 1991;Neel and Ellstrand, 2001;Li et al, 2012).…”

“…In order to maximize the probability of success and to minimize the risk of failure of the conservation programs for critically endangered species, it is important to perform genotyping for all individuals of the target species using microsatellite markers (Izuno et al 2012;Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013Kaneko et al, , 2017Shiga et al, 2017). Analysis of the resulting genotypic data is likely to provide valuable *Author for correspondence: hjchoi1975@changwon.ac.kr http://e-kjpt.org, © 2017 the Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists.…”

“…This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Hyeok-Jae Choi et al information, such as the exact amount of genetic diversity in both wild and ex situ populations, the kinship among remnant individuals, and the extent of inbreeding and outbreeding (Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013Kaneko et al, , 2017. This information also can help conservation managers to identify individuals that are of particular importance to maintain and recover the genetic diversity of the target species (Choi et al, 2013).…”

“…Hyeok-Jae Choi et al information, such as the exact amount of genetic diversity in both wild and ex situ populations, the kinship among remnant individuals, and the extent of inbreeding and outbreeding (Choi et al, 2013;Kaneko et al, 2013Kaneko et al, , 2017. This information also can help conservation managers to identify individuals that are of particular importance to maintain and recover the genetic diversity of the target species (Choi et al, 2013).…”