Abstract
Eriocaulon nudicuspe (Eriocauloaceae) is an endangered species in Japan. Habitats of thespecies are lost by city development. So many conservation areas are established in Aichi Prefecture, andprotection activities are done by many natural protecting groups, and the extinction rate in recent years isbeing decelerated. But many protecting groups often transplanted from some other places, and geneticdisturbance was a problem. We sampled 12 populations of the species from nature reserved areas, andstudied them for allelic variation at 17 enzyme loci. There was no significant correlation between the realdistance of conserved areas and genetic distances, suggesting that the gene disturbances occurred in theseareas especially in frequently managed areas. On the other hand, the degree of the genetic differentiation atstrictly conserved area where conservation management is done only once a year was high and there was noevidence about genetic disturbances. There was a possibility peculiar genetic disappearance of each habitatfor genetic disturbance, and the necessity with which a guideline of protection activity is made was indicated.
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