Scientific staff

Nils Köster

Contact
Function
Curriculum
Research interests
Memberships in scientific societies
Selected publications

Contact:
Dr. Nils Köster,
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem
Freie Universität Berlin
Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8
D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
Phone: (+4930) 838-50121
Fax: (+4930) 838-50186
E-mail: n.koester@bgbm.org

Function:

Scientific curator of tropical and subtropical living collections

Curriculum:

1996-2002 Studies in biology, soil science, and history of arts at Universität Bonn and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with focus on botany and tropical ecology.
2002-2005 Research and teaching assistant at Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Universität Bonn.
2005-2009 PhD studies at Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Universität Bonn; Thesis on tropical epiphyte diversity under human impact.
2009-2011 Scientific curator at Botanischer Garten der Universität Tübingen.
Since 2011 Scientific curator at BGBM.

Research interests:

Taxonomy and systematics of Neotropical Araceae
Diversity, biogeography, and ecology of Neotropical epiphytes

Memberships in scientific societies:

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC)
Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft (DBG)
Gesellschaft für Ökologie (GfÖ)
International Aroid Society (IAS)
Verband Botanischer Gärten (VBG)

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