Conservation genetics of the endangered endemic Hawaiian genus Brighamia (Campanulaceae)

Title of Dissertation : CONSERVATION GENETICS OF THE ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN PETREL ( PTERODROMA SANDWICHENSIS ) ACROSS SPACE AND TIME

Title of Dissertation: CONSERVATION GENETICS OF THE ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN PETREL (PTERODROMA SANDWICHENSIS) ACROSS SPACE AND TIME Andreanna Jo Welch, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Robert C. Fleischer Center Head, Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park Dr. David J. Hawthorne Associate Profes...

Reintroduction of the endangered and endemic plant species Cochlearia bavarica—Implications from conservation genetics

Population reintroduction is a common practice in conservation, but often fails, also due to the effects of inbreeding or outbreeding depression. Cochlearia bavarica is a strongly endangered plant species endemic to Bavaria in Germany, constantly declining since the late 1980s. Therefore, population reintroduction is intended. In this study, we analyzed genetic diversity within and genetic diff...

Conservation Genetics of a Critically Endangered Limpet Genus and Rediscovery of an Extinct Species

BACKGROUND A third of all known freshwater mollusk extinctions worldwide have occurred within a single medium-sized American drainage. The Mobile River Basin (MRB) of Alabama, a global hotspot of temperate freshwater biodiversity, was intensively industrialized during the 20(th) century, driving 47 of its 139 endemic mollusk species to extinction. These include the ancylinid limpet Rhodacmea fi...

Species distribution modelling for conservation of an endangered endemic orchid

Concerns regarding the long-term viability of threatened and endangered plant species are increasingly warranted given the potential impacts of climate change and habitat fragmentation on unstable and isolated populations. Orchidaceae is the largest and most diverse family of flowering plants, but it is currently facing unprecedented risks of extinction. Despite substantial conservation emphasi...

Conservation genetics of the endemic root holoparasite, Dactylanthus taylorii