@article {13000,
	title = {Genetic consequences of ecological reserve design guidelines: An empirical investigation},
	journal = {Conserv Genet},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2003},
	month = {2003///},
	pages = {427 - 439},
	abstract = {We assessed the genetic diversity consequences of applying ecological reserve design guidelines to four federally-listed globally-rare plant species. Consequences were measured using two metrics: proportion of all alleles and of common alleles included in reserves. Common alleles were defined as those alleles having a frequency of greater than or equal to0.05 in at least one population. Four conservation professionals applied ecological reserve guidelines to choose specific populations of each species for inclusion in reserves of size 1 to N - 1, where N is the total number of populations of each species. Information regarding genetic diversity was not used in selecting populations. The resulting reserve designs were compared to random designs, and the agreement among experts was assessed using Kendall{\textquoteright}s coefficient of concordance. Application of ecological reserve design guidelines proved mostly ineffective in capturing more genetic diversity than is captured selecting populations randomly. Meeting established targets for genetic diversity, such as one advocated by the Center for Plant Conservation, required larger numbers of populations than are suggested to be sufficient. Relative performance of expert designs differed among species and was dependent on whether the proportion of all alleles or of common alleles was used as a measure of diversity. Furthermore there was no significant concordance among experts in order in which populations were incorporated into reserves as experts differed in priority they placed on individual guidelines.},
	keywords = {albens;, Astragulus, Bernardino, conservation, conservation;, design;, diversity;, Erigeron, Eriogonum, genetic, genetics;, goodmaniana;, Mountains, ovalifolium, Oxytheca, parishii, parishii;, plant, reserve, San, var., vineum;},
	author = {Neel,M. C and Cummings, Michael P.}
}
@article {12991,
	title = {DNA sequence variation in the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region of freshwater {\i}t Cladophora species (Chlorophyta)},
	journal = {J Phycol},
	volume = {32},
	year = {1996},
	month = {1996/12//},
	pages = {1035 - 1042},
	abstract = {Freshwater species of Cladophora (Chlorophyta) are globally distributed and occupy an unusually wide range of ecological habitats. Delineating species is difficult because most easily observed morphological traits are highly variable and because sexual reproduction has not been clearly documented. Synthesizing ecological data on freshwater Cladophora species is problematic because it is unclear whether freshwater Cladophora species comprise many genetically distinct species or a few ecologically and morphologically variable and / or plastic species. We determined nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal cistron of freshwater Cladophora species from a wide range of habitats and geographic locations. We compared these sequences to those derived from culture collections of C. fracta and C. glomerata, the two most commonly reported freshwater Cladophora species. Cladophora fracta and C. glomerata had very similar ITS sequences (95.3\%). All other sequences were identical to those from the C. fracta or C. glomerata culture collections with the exception of one California sample that was similar to both C. fracta (95.6\%) and C. glomerata (92.4\%). ITS genotypes did not correlate with morphology or geography. This analysis shows that common freshwater Cladophora species comprise very few (possibly one) ecologically and morphologically variable species.},
	keywords = {algae;, Chlorophyta;, Cladophora;, diversity;, freshwater, genetic, internal, spacer, transcribed},
	author = {Marks,J. C and Cummings, Michael P.}
}
