Lucia is interested in the ecology of coastal ecosystems faced with anthropogenic changes.
Selected Publications
Rapid ecosystem-scale consequences of acute deoxygenation on a Caribbean coral reef MD Johnson, JS Scott, M Leray, N Lucey, LM Rodriguez Bravo, W Wied, AH Altieri. Nature Communications, (2021)
Environmental legacy effects and acclimatization of a crustose coralline alga to ocean acidification MD Johnson, LMR Bravo, N Lucey, AH Altieri Climate Change Ecology, (2021)
pH variability exacerbates effects of ocean acidification on a Caribbean crustose coralline alga MD Johnson, LM Rodriguez Bravo, SE O’Connor, NF Varley, AH Altieri Frontiers in Marine Science, (2019)
Shallow-water hypoxia and mass mortality on a Caribbean coral reef MD Johnson, LM Rodriguez, AH Altieri Bulletin of Marine Science, (2018)
Education
M.Sc. in Coastal Oceanography, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC), 2019-2021
B.Sc. in Marine Biology, University of California San Diego (UCSD), 2011-2015
Professional Profile
2022-Present: Research Specialist, RSRC, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2016-2019: Field Technician, STRI, Bocas del Toro, Panama
KAUST Affiliations
Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)
