Alexandra Steckbauer

Research Scientists

Research Scientist

Current

Location:

Building 2, Level 3. Office number: 3216-WS16

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Biography

My research focuses on the impacts of O2 and CO2 variability on different invertebrate species of Red Sea coastal ecosystems. As effects from climate change and local anthropogenic impacts often co-occur, I’m particularly interested in the evaluation of ecosystem response to the different stressors, either isolated or combined.

Research Interests

Hypoxia, Deoxygenation, Acidification, Climate Change, Multi-stressor Experiments

Selected Publications

  •   A prevalent neglect of environmental control in mammalian cell culture calls for best practices. Shannon G. Klein, Samhan M. Alsolami, Alexandra Steckbauer, Silvia Arossa, Anieka J. Parry, Gerardo Ramos Mandujano, Khaled Alsayegh, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Mo Li & Carlos M. Duarte, Nature Biomedical Engineering, (2021)
  •   Additive impacts of deoxygenation and acidification threaten marine biota. A. Steckbauer, S. G. Klein, and C. M. Duarte, Global Change Biology 26 (10): 5602-5612, (2020)
  •   Defining CO2 and O2 syndromes of marine biomes in the Anthropocene. S.G. Klein, A. Steckbaure and C. M. Duarte, Global Change Biology 26 (2): 355-363, (2020)
  •   Synergistic effects of hypoxia and increasing CO2 on benthic invertebrates of the central Chilean coast. Steckbauer, A., L. Ramajo, I. E. Hendriks, M. Fernandez, N. Lagos, L. Prado, and C. M. Dua..., Frontiers in Marine Science, 2(49), (2015)
  •   Biological mechanisms supporting adaptation to ocean acidification in coastal ecosystems. Hendriks, I. E., C. M. Duarte, Y. S. Olsen, A. Steckbauer, L. Ramajo, T. S. Moore, J. A. T..., Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 152 (A1-A8), (2015)
  •   Photosynthetic activity buffers ocean acidification in seagrass meadows. Hendriks, I. E., Y. S. Olsen, L. Ramajo, L. Basso, A. Steckbauer, T. S. Moore, J. Howard..., Biogeosciences, Vol. 11, 333-346, (2014)
  •   Is Ocean Acidification an Open-Ocean Syndrome? Understanding Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine pH. Duarte, C. M., I. E. Hendriks, T. S. Moore, Y. S. Olsen, A. Steckbauer, L. Ramajo, J. Cars..., Estuaries and Coasts, 36(2), 221-236, (2013)
  •   Ecosystem impacts of hypoxia: response thresholds and timescales. Steckbauer, A., C. M. Duarte, J. Carstensen, R. Vaquer-Sunyer, and D. A. Conley, Environmental Research Letters, 6 (2), 025003, (2011)

Education

  • PhD, Science and Technology, Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), Madrid, Spain, 2016
  • M.Sc., Marine Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2009
  • B.Sc., Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, 2007

Professional Profile

  • 2018 – Present: Post-doctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2017: Consultant, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2016: Visiting Student, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2013: Visiting Student, University of Gothenburg, Kristineberg Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
  • 2012: Visiting Student, Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas (ECIM), Las Cruces, Chile
  • 2009 – 2013: PhD Grant, Government of the Balearic Islands (Department of Education, Culture and Universities) and the EU (European Social Fund), Spain

Awards

  • 2017: Honours of “cum laude” for PhD thesis (UIMP)
  • 2011 + 2013: ASSEMBLE grant (European Community - Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 "Capacities" Specific Programme) – travel grant (2x)
  • 2009: PhD fellowship from the Government of the Balearic Islands, Spain (Department on Education, Culture and Universities) and the EU (European Social Fund)
  • 2008 + 2009: Merit scholarship from the University of Vienna, Austria (2x)
  • 2008: Rupert-Riedl-Award, Haus des Meeres - Aqua Terra Zoo, Vienna, Austria

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
  • Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering Division (BESE)​​

Research Interests Keywords

Hypoxia Deoxygenation Acidification Climate Change Multi-stressor Experiments