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Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem
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Curator
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Seed Conservation
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Berlin, DE
– Curator of Dahlem Seed Bank, Botanical Garden and Botanic Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin
– Long time experience in Seed Banking, Seed Conservation and reintrocduction of rare and endangered plant species
– ENSCONET member since 2007
– phD in Bryology (Epiphytic Moss vegetation of the Canary Islands)
Areas of Expertise
Collections
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Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
- Identification
- Collection of germplasm
- Genetic representativeness
- In situ survey
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Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
- Seed banking
- Herbarium Specimen
- Living plant collection
- DNA banking
Research
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Plant Growth Form Expertise
- Herbs
- Bryophytes
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Seed Banking Research Expertise
- Seed ecology
- Seed behaviour
- Seed dormancy
- Seed viability
- Seed longevity
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Research Expertise
- Conservation genetics
- Ex situ conservation
- In situ conservation
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Seed biology and conservation
Seed Conservation
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Ex situ Storage Behaviour Expertise
- Orthodox
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Seed Conservation Best Practices Expertise
- Cool (0 to 15C)
- Cold (-20 to 0C)
Taxonomy
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Taxonomic Expertise (Family)
Boraginaceae
Geographic
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Geographic Region Expertise
- Africa
- Europe
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Habitat Type Expertise
- Deserts and xeric shrublands
- Flooded grasslands and savannahs
- Islands
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrubs
- Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Temperate broad leaf and mixed forests
- Temperate coniferous forest
- Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
- Wetlands (e.g. lake shores, bog, marshes)
Services
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Services Available
- Advice
- Consultancy
- Mentorship
- Partnership opportunity
- Research
- Training
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