Alexandra Mystikou
Assistant Professor
Natural and Health Sciences
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates
Biography
Alexandra Mystikou scientific interests revolve around understanding how photosynthetic organisms respond to their environment and how the consequences of climate change will influence them. I have international experience in underwater surveys (sampling and monitoring), marine biodiversity (phylogenetics and phylogeography) and ecology (distribution patterns and ecosystem functional grouping) studies. My expertise, through my Ph.D. and research projects is on the biodiversity and ecology of the Antarctic, Arctic, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf marine flora and the interactions with other key marine organisms.
Research Interest
Alexandra Mystikou research interest includes Biology, Microbiology and Ecology.
Publications
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Mystikou A, Peters AF, Asensi AO, Fletcher KI, Brickle P (2014) Seaweed biodiversity in the south-western Antarctic Peninsula: Surveying macroalgal community composition in the Adelaide Island / Marguerite Bay region over a 35-year time span. Polar Biology 37: 1607–1619.
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Küpper FC, Peters AF, Shewring DM, Sayer MDJ, Mystikou A (2016) Arctic marine phytobenthos of northern Baffin Island. J Phycology.
