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Open AccessPopulation genomics study for the conservation management of the endangered shrub Abeliophyllum distichum
Natural monuments are IUCN Category III protected areas that play an important role in biodiversity conservation as they provide species refuge and allow species migration. Despite their status, natural monume...
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Open AccessClimatic niche characteristics of native and invasive Lilium lancifolium
One of the topics currently under discussion in biological invasions is whether the species’ climatic niche has been conserved or, alternatively, has diverged during invasions. Here, we explore niche dynamic p...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity in the endangered terrestrial orchid Cypripedium japonicum in East Asia: Insights into population history and implications for conservation
Little is known about levels and patterns of genetic diversity for the entire range of endangered orchids native to China, Korea, and Japan. In this study, we focus on Cypripedium japonicum and suggest three hypo...
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Patterns of Genetic Diversity in Rare and Common Orchids Focusing on the Korean Peninsula: Implications for Conservation
To provide basic information for orchid conservation, we surveyed the plant allozyme literature to summarize genetic diversity and structure data for (i) rare orchids native to the Korean Peninsula, and (ii) thei...
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Comparison of genetic diversity in the two arctic–alpine plants Diapensia lapponica var. obovata (Diapensiaceae) and Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum (Empetraceae) between Sakhalin in Russian Far East and Jeju Island in Korea, the southernmost edge of their distribution range
We compared allozyme variation in the two arctic–alpine plants Diapensia lapponica var. obovata and Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum between Sakhalin Island in Russian Far East, within their range core, and the Kor...
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Extremely Low Levels of Allozyme Variation in Southern Korean Populations of the Two Rare and Endangered Lithophytic or Epiphytic Bulbophyllum Drymoglossum and Sarcanthus Scolopendrifolius (Orchidaceae): Implications for Conservation
Allozyme variation was investigated in two local populations of Bulbophyllum drymoglossum and three populations Sarcanthus scolopendrifolius, two rare and endangered lithophytes and epiphytes from South Korea. Ge...
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Spatial genetic structure in a Neolitsea sericea population (Lauraceae)
Neolitsea sericea (Bl.) Koidz. (Lauraceae) is a dioecious, insect-pollinated, and broad-leaved evergreen tree with bird-dispersed seeds. We used allozyme loci, F-statistics, and spatial autocorrelation statistics...
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Allozyme Diversity and Population Structure in Korean Populations of Cymbidium goeringii (Orchidaceae)
(Orchidaceae). Mean observed population heterozygosity (H op=0.181), expected heterozygosity (H eP=0.240), and total genetic diversity (H T =0.351) were all higher than average...
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Genetic variation and population structure in Korean endemic species: IV.Hemerocallis hakuunensis (Liliaceae)
Hemerocallis hakuunensis, a Korean endemic species, maintains considerably higher levels of allozyme variation within populations (meanHe=0.253) and substantially lower levels of allozyme...
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Genetic and clonal diversity in Korean populations ofVitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae)
Vitex rotundifolia L.f. is a woody perennial and has sexual and asexual modes of reproduction. Allozyme study was conducted on 550 plants in 13 Korean populations. The levels of genetic variability and divergenc...
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Factors sha** genetic structure within populations ofEurya japonica (Theaceae)
Starch-gel electrophoresis was used to resolve nine polymorphic enzyme loci from leaf tissue collected from 20 Korean populations ofEurya japonica in order to determine differences in allele frequencies between m...
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Genetic variation and population structure in Korean endemic species: III.Hosta minor (Liliaceae)
Hosta minor, an insect-pollinated and rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, occurs in eastern and southern Korean Peninsula. AlthoughH. minor is a Korean endemic species and most populations of the species are scatt...
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Morphometric analysis of the genusHemerocallis L. (Liliaceae) in Korea
To better understand the patterns of variability and distributions ofHemerocallis in Korea, 53 locations were visited and measurements of 19 morphological and phenological characters were taken on plants directly...
