Contact:
Dr. Tilo Henning
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem,
Freie Universität Berlin,
Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8
D-14195 Berlin, Germany
E-mail: t.henning@bgbm.org
Phone: (+4930) 83850200
Function:
Campanula project: Researcher, focal area Asterales
Project:
Campanula project - Development of a subject indexing system for collections of the north hemispherical flowering plant genus Campanula
Subject indexing of collections plays a key role in biodiversity research. In an exemplary way a subject indexing system will be realised for collections of Campanula (bell flowers), which is one of the species-richest flowering plant genera. Based on existing software components of the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, the subject indexing system will combine three functionalities: data repository, editor and information portal. The integration of heterogeneous collection types (e.g. herbarium specimens, texts, images, primary data) is of particular significance. An annotation system will facilitate the subject indexing and the convenient generating and editing of metadata. The linkage of collection information will accelerate the research process, facilitate the reproducibility of results and at the same time enhance collections. The planned pilot project will profit from synergies with existing focal areas of research (Diversity of Europe and the Mediterranean area; Evolution and biodiversity of the flowering plant order Asterales) at the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (BGBM) as well as at the Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (DCPS). There, research data and materials are being produced or are already available in considerable quantities. The proposed subject indexing system for collections will be made available in a way that it provides an important contribution to the current establishment of the information infrastructure of national and international biodiversity research.
Funded by DFG (DFG Programme - Library Services and Information)
Curriculum:
Born 1979 in Berlin, unwed, two children (Paul and Anni)
- Since 2012 researcher at the BGBM (Campanula-project)
- 2007–2012 PhD study at the Fu-Berlin (Thesis: Systematics and floral ecology of Nasa [Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae] and its allies)
- 2008 Field study on the floral ecology of Loasaceae in North Peru (DAAD-grant)
- 2007-2010 PhD scholarship: “Else Neumann-Stipendium” (former NaFöG)
- 2000–2006 Study of biology at the FU-Berlin
- 2001, 2003, 2005 Fieldwork in Peru, studies on the flora of Peru, pollination ecology of Loasaceae and sustainability-studies on Krameria
- 2005 Dendrochronological studies on Juniperus in the Nanhuta Shan Mountains in Taiwan
Research interests:
- Taxonomy and systematics of Loasaceae
- Flora and biogeography of the Neotropics
- Ecology and evolution of plant pollinator interactions
- Evolution of flower morphology and floral function
Publications (selected):
- Weigend, M., T. Henning & C. Schneider (2003) A Revision of Nasa ser. Carunculatae (Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae). Systematic Botany 28 (4): 765–781.
- Weigend, M., N. Dostert, T. Henning, C. Schneider & E. F. Rodríguez (2006) Valid publication for 101 species and subspecies names of the genera Nasa and Aosa (Loasaceae: Cornales). Revista Peruana de Biología 13(1): 071–084.
- Henning, T. & M. Weigend (2009) Two novel and critically endangered subspecies of Nasa humboldtiana (Loasaceae) from Peru. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 127: 473–488.
- Henning, T. & M. Weigend (2009) Systematics of the Nasa poissoniana group (Loasaceae) from Andean South America. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 278–301.
- Henning, T., A. Cano & M. Weigend (2009) A new shrubby species of Nasa Weigend ser. Carunculatae (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (Loasaceae) from the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone. Revista Peruana de Biología 16(2): 151–156.
- Weigend, M. M. Ackermann & T. Henning (2010) Reloading the revolver - male fitness as simple explanation for complex reward partitioning in Nasa macrothyrsa (Cornales, Loasaceae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 124–131.
- Henning, T. & M. Weigend (2011) Two new species of Nasa (Loasaceae) from Andean South America. Phytotaxa 26: 1–8.
- Henning, T., E. F. Rodríguez & M. Weigend (2011) A revision of the Nasa ranunculifolia group (Nasa ser. Grandiflorae pro parte, Loasaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 167: 47–93.
- Henning, T. & M. Weigend (2012) Total control – pollen presentation and floral longevity in Loasaceae (Blazing Star family) are modulated by light, temperature and pollinator visitation rates. PLoS ONE 7(8).