Dr Michael Steinke
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873318
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Location
3SW.4.10, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Research Questions My research addresses fundamental questions on the role of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the physiology and ecology of aquatic organisms. Many of the BVOCs I study transfer into the atmosphere where they contribute to the biogeochemical cycling of important elements and affect atmospheric processing, particle formation and climate. I develop sensor technologies for the monitoring of bivalve behaviour and work on the ecology of shellfish (whelks and oysters). Approaches Key to my investigations are gas-chromatographic analyses that utilise various detectors (flame ionisation, flame photometric and mass spectrometric) to quantify and identify trace gases. My group is currently developing novel analytical tools for the characterisation of environmental volatile metabolomes (volatilomes). Our Non-invasive Oyster Sensor (NOSy) monitors gaping frequency in oysters using high-frequency magnetic valvometry. Collaborations I collaborate with research groups across the world and consult fisheries-management agencies on the stress physiology of harvested species in a warming world. We welcome new collaborative efforts and are always interested in new Masters and PhD projects. Please contact us for more information or a discussion of your research ideas and analytical needs. Opportunities to Study Enquiries from students or postdoctoral researchers who are interested in carrying out research in my group are very welcome.
Qualifications
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Dr rer. nat. Marine Biology University of Bremen,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Director MSc in Marine Science and Sustainable Development, University of Essex (15/8/2024 - present)
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Director MSc in Marine Science and Sustainable Development, University of Essex (1/8/2022 - 14/8/2023)
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Director Integrated Masters (MSci) in Tropical Marine Biology, University of Essex (1/8/2022 - 14/8/2023)
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Director Postgraduate Studies (Taught), School of Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2019 - 31/7/2022)
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Director MSc Tropical Marine Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2019 - 14/8/2023)
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Director BSc Marine Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2017 - 31/7/2019)
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Director MSc Tropical Marine Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex (1/8/2013 - 1/7/2017)
Other academic
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Theme Leader for 'Marine Science', ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership (1/2/2018 - present)
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Member Awards and Training Committee, British Phycological Society (9/1/2012 - present)
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Panel Member, Natural Environment Research Council (19/4/2018 - 19/4/2018)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Signalling in microbial foodwebs
Ecology of traces gases in the infochemistry of phytoplankton
Chemodetection of DMS in zooplankton and benthic invertebrates
Production of biogenic trace gases under future CO2 levels
Metabolic pathways for DMSP-dependent DMS-production
Role of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and related compounds in the stress-physiology of zooxanthellae-cnidarian symbioses
Production of dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and isoprene in coral reef ecosystems
Production of ethene (ethylene) in marine algae and its possible function as an infochemical
Current research
Microbial degradation of isoprene in the terrestrial environment(NERC 2012-2016)PhD Student Gordon Murphy
Developing novel analytical tools to explore the marine volatile metabolome(NERC EnvEast DTP 2015-2018) PhD Student Luli Randell
Conferences and presentations
Farmed Oysters - Ecosystem engineers that provide food and flood protection
Invited presentation, Aquaculture for a Thriving Future, Fishmongers' Company, 30/11/2023
Production and Resulting Flux of the Climate-Active Volatiles Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) and Isoprene in Aquatic Systems
Invited presentation, Gordon Research Conference, Conference Centre Les Diablerets, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 12/6/2018
Volatile metabolomic signatures: Infochemicals with global reach?
Invited presentation, Workshop 'Message in a Bottle‘ - Chemical Communication at Sea, Eilat, Israel, 14/3/2017
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The chemical language that shapes future marine health
Invited presentation, Keynote presentation, EuroMarine Blue Science for Blue Growth, EU Parliament Brussels, Belgium (8 March 2017), Brussels, Belgium, 8/3/2017
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The chemical language that shapes future marine health
Invited presentation, Keynote presentation, EuroMarine General Assembly, Olhao, Portugal (28 January 2016), Olhao, Portugal, 28/1/2016
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Marine Ecology (BS112)
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Transferable Skills in Life Sciences (BS143)
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Marine Biodiversity (BS251)
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Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Field Module (Assessed in Following Year) (BS417)
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Methods in Marine Biology (BS707)
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Professional Skills in Tropical Marine Biology (BS708)
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Marine Science Work Placement (BS719)
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Tropical Marine Systems (BS706)
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Research Project: MSc Tropical Marine Biology (BS782)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 22/1/2024
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/1/2024
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/2/2023
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/1/2022
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 24/2/2021
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/11/2020
Degree subject: Environmental Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 6/10/2020
Degree subject: Microbiology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/5/2017
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 8/10/2015
Degree subject: Marine Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/6/2014
Publications
Publications (1)
Nightingale, J., McMahon, L., Steinke, M., McGenity, TJ., Gehrels, W., Dumbrell, A., Schäfer, H. and Redeker, K., (2022). Carbon neutrality does not equal climate neutrality in saltmarsh restoration
Journal articles (66)
Rigby, K., Berdalet, E., Berglund, C., Roger, F., Steinke, M., Saha, M., Grebner, W., Brown, E., John, U., Gamfeldt, L., Fink, P., Berggren, F. and Selander, E., (2024). Direct and indirect effects of copepod grazers on community structure. Journal of Plankton Research. 46 (5), 515-524
Edullantes, B., Low-Decarie, E., Steinke, M. and Cameron, T., (2023). Comparison of thermal traits between non-toxic and potentially toxic marine phytoplankton: Implications to their responses to ocean warming. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 562, 151883-151883
Funesto, EGM., Lewis, AM., Turner, AD., Cameron, TC. and Steinke, M., (2023). Immediate and delayed effects of a heatwave and Prorocentrum lima ((Ehrenberg) Stein 1878) bloom on the toxin accumulation, physiology, and survival of the oyster Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793).. Science of the Total Environment. 892, 164485-164485
Shakspeare, A., Moore, H., Service, M., Wilson, C., Ahmed, H., Cameron, TC. and Steinke, M., (2023). Gaping behaviour of Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in relation to freshwater runoff risks. Aquaculture Reports. 33, 101719-101719
Botterell, ZLR., Bergmann, M., Hildebrandt, N., Krumpen, T., Steinke, M., Thompson, RC. and Lindeque, PK., (2022). Microplastic ingestion in zooplankton from the Fram Strait in the Arctic.. Science of the Total Environment. 831, 154886-154886
Dawson, RA., Crombie, AT., Pichon, P., Steinke, M., McGenity, TJ. and Murrell, JC., (2021). The microbiology of isoprene cycling in aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 87, 79-98
Botterell, ZLR., Beaumont, N., Cole, M., Hopkins, FE., Steinke, M., Thompson, RC. and Lindeque, PK., (2020). Bioavailability of Microplastics to Marine Zooplankton: Effect of Shape and Infochemicals. Environmental Science and Technology. 54 (19), 12024-12033
Gebser, B., Thume, K., Steinke, M. and Pohnert, G., (2020). Phytoplankton-derived zwitterionic gonyol and dimethylsulfonioacetate interfere with microbial dimethylsulfoniopropionate sulfur cycling.. MicrobiologyOpen. 9 (5), e1014-
Botterell, ZLR., Beaumont, N., Dorrington, T., Steinke, M., Thompson, RC. and Lindeque, PK., (2019). Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review. Environmental Pollution. 245, 98-110
Saha, M., Berdalet, E., Carotenuto, Y., Fink, P., Harder, T., John, U., Not, F., Pohnert, G., Potin, P., Selander, E., Vyverman, W., Wichard, T., Zupo, V. and Steinke, M., (2019). Using chemical language to shape future marine health. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 17 (9), 530-537
Walker, N., Susanto, H., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2019). Bottom-up and top-down control in a multitrophic system: the role of nutrient limitation and infochemical-mediated predation in a plankton food-web model. Communication in Biomathematical Sciences. 2 (2), 65-84
Steinke, M., Hodapp, B., Subhan, R., Bell, TG. and Martin-Creuzburg, D., (2018). Flux of the biogenic volatiles isoprene and dimethyl sulfide from an oligotrophic lake. Scientific Reports. 8 (1), 630-
Franchini, F. and Steinke, M., (2017). Quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production in the sea anemone Aiptasia sp. to simulate the sea-to-air flux from coral reefs. Biogeosciences. 14 (24), 5765-5774
Hopkins, FE., Bell, TG., Yang, M., Suggett, DJ. and Steinke, M., (2016). Air exposure of coral is a significant source of dimethylsulfide (DMS) to the atmosphere. Scientific Reports. 6 (1), 36031-
Borell, EM., Pettay, DT., Steinke, M., Warner, M. and Fine, M., (2016). Symbiosis-specific changes in dimethylsulphoniopropionate concentrations in Stylophora pistillata along a depth gradient. Coral Reefs. 35 (4), 1383-1392
Exton, DA., McGenity, TJ., Steinke, M., Smith, DJ. and Suggett, DJ., (2015). Uncovering the volatile nature of tropical coastal marine ecosystems in a changing world.. Global Change Biology. 21 (4), 1383-1394
Kopf, A., Bicak, M., Kottmann, R., Schnetzer, J., Kostadinov, I., Lehmann, K., Fernandez-Guerra, A., Jeanthon, C., Rahav, E., Ullrich, M., Wichels, A., Gerdts, G., Polymenakou, P., Kotoulas, G., Siam, R., Abdallah, RZ., Sonnenschein, EC., Cariou, T., O'Gara, F., Jackson, S., Orlic, S., Steinke, M., Busch, J., Duarte, B., Caçador, I., Canning-Clode, J., Bobrova, O., Marteinsson, V., Reynisson, E., Loureiro, CM., Luna, GM., Quero, GM., Löscher, CR., Kremp, A., DeLorenzo, ME., Øvreås, L., Tolman, J., LaRoche, J., Penna, A., Frischer, M., Davis, T., Katherine, B., Meyer, CP., Ramos, S., Magalhães, C., Jude-Lemeilleur, F., Aguirre-Macedo, ML., Wang, S., Poulton, N., Jones, S., Collin, R., Fuhrman, JA., Conan, P., Alonso, C., Stambler, N., Goodwin, K., Yakimov, MM., Baltar, F., Bodrossy, L., Van De Kamp, J., Frampton, DM., Ostrowski, M., Van Ruth, P., Malthouse, P., Claus, S., Deneudt, K., Mortelmans, J., Pitois, S., Wallom, D., Salter, I., Costa, R., Schroeder, DC., Kandil, MM., Amaral, V., Biancalana, F., Santana, R., Pedrotti, ML., Yoshida, T., Ogata, H., Ingleton, T., Munnik, K., Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, N., Berteaux-Lecellier, V., Wecker, P., Cancio, I., Vaulot, D., Bienhold, C., Ghazal, H., Chaouni, B., Essayeh, S., Ettamimi, S., Zaid, EH., Boukhatem, N., Bouali, A., Chahboune, R., Barrijal, S., Timinouni, M., El Otmani, F., Bennani, M., Mea, M., Todorova, N., Karamfilov, V., Ten Hoopen, P., Cochrane, G., L'Haridon, S., Bizsel, KC., Vezzi, A., Lauro, FM., Martin, P., Jensen, RM., Hinks, J., Gebbels, S., Rosselli, R., De Pascale, F., Schiavon, R., Dos Santos, A., Villar, E., Pesant, S., Cataletto, B., Malfatti, F., Edirisinghe, R., Silveira, JAH., Barbier, M., Turk, V., Tinta, T., Fuller, WJ., Salihoglu, I., Serakinci, N., Ergoren, MC., Bresnan, E., Iriberri, J., Nyhus, PAF., Bente, E., Karlsen, HE., Golyshin, PN., Gasol, JM., Moncheva, S., Dzhembekova, N., Johnson, Z., Sinigalliano, CD., Gidley, ML., Zingone, A., Danovaro, R., Tsiamis, G., Clark, MS., Costa, AC., El Bour, M., Martins, AM., Collins, RE., Ducluzeau, A-L., Martinez, J., Costello, MJ., Amaral-Zettler, LA., Gilbert, JA., Davies, N., Field, D. and Glöckner, FO., (2015). The ocean sampling day consortium.. GigaScience. 4 (1), 27-27
Beddow, J., Stölpe, B., Cole, PA., Lead, JR., Sapp, M., Lyons, BP., McKew, B., Steinke, M., Benyahia, F., Colbeck, I. and Whitby, C., (2014). Estuarine sediment hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities demonstrate resilience to nanosilver. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 96, 206-215
Borell, EM., Steinke, M., Horwitz, R. and Fine, M., (2014). Increasing pCO2 correlates with low concentrations of intracellular dimethylsulfoniopropionate in the sea anemone Anemonia viridis.. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (4), 441-449
Brodie, J., Williamson, CJ., Smale, DA., Kamenos, NA., Mieszkowska, N., Santos, R., Cunliffe, M., Steinke, M., Yesson, C., Anderson, KM., Asnaghi, V., Brownlee, C., Burdett, HL., Burrows, MT., Collins, S., Donohue, PJC., Harvey, B., Foggo, A., Noisette, F., Nunes, J., Ragazzola, F., Raven, JA., Schmidt, DN., Suggett, D., Teichberg, M. and Hall-Spencer, JM., (2014). The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2 world.. Ecology and Evolution. 4 (13), 2787-2798
Rinnan, R., Steinke, M., McGenity, T. and Loreto, F., (2014). Plant volatiles in extreme terrestrial and marine environments.. Plant, Cell and Environment. 37 (8), 1776-1789
Lewis, ND., Morozov, A., Breckels, MN., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2013). Multitrophic Interactions in the Sea: Assessing the Effect of Infochemical-Mediated Foraging in a 1-d Spatial Model. Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena. 8 (6), 25-44
Lewis, ND., Breckels, MN., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2013). Role of infochemical mediated zooplankton grazing in a phytoplankton competition model. Ecological Complexity. 16, 41-50
Borell, EM., Steinke, M. and Fine, M., (2013). Direct and indirect effects of high pCO2 on algal grazing by coral reef herbivores from the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). Coral Reefs. 32 (4), 937-947
Exton, DA., Suggett, DJ., McGenity, TJ. and Steinke, M., (2013). Chlorophyll-normalized isoprene production in laboratory cultures of marine microalgae and implications for global models. Limnology and Oceanography. 58 (4), 1301-1311
Arnold, HE., Kerrison, P. and Steinke, M., (2013). Interacting effects of ocean acidification and warming on growth and DMS-production in the haptophyte coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi.. Global Change Biology. 19 (4), 1007-1016
Breckels, MN., Bode, NWF., Codling, EA. and Steinke, M., (2013). Effect of grazing-mediated dimethyl sulfide (DMS) production on the swimming behavior of the copepod Calanus helgolandicus.. Marine Drugs. 11 (7), 2486-2500
Avgoustidi, V., Nightingale, PD., Joint, I., Steinke, M., Turner, SM., Hopkins, FE. and Liss, PS., (2012). Decreased marine dimethyl sulfide production under elevated CO2 levels in mesocosm and in vitro studies. Environmental Chemistry. 9 (4), 399-399
Green, BC., Suggett, DJ., Hills, A. and Steinke, M., (2012). Optimisation of a fast DMS sensor (FDS) for real time quantification of dimethyl sulfide production by algae. Biogeochemistry. 110 (1-3), 163-172
Lewis, ND., Breckels, MN., Archer, SD., Morozov, A., Pitchford, JW., Steinke, M. and Codling, EA., (2012). Grazing-induced production of DMS can stabilize food-web dynamics and promote the formation of phytoplankton blooms in a multitrophic plankton model. Biogeochemistry. 110 (1-3), 303-313
Exton, DA., Suggett, DJ., Steinke, M. and McGenity, TJ., (2012). Spatial and temporal variability of biogenic isoprene emissions from a temperate estuary. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 26 (2), n/a-n/a
Kerrison, P., Suggett, DJ., Hepburn, LJ. and Steinke, M., (2012). Effect of elevated pCO2 on the production of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulphide (DMS) in two species of Ulva (Chlorophyceae). Biogeochemistry. 110 (1-3), 5-16
Caruana, AMN., Steinke, M., Turner, SM. and Malin, G., (2012). Concentrations of dimethylsulphoniopropionate and activities of dimethylsulphide-producing enzymes in batch cultures of nine dinoflagellate species. Biogeochemistry. 110 (1-3), 87-107
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Lee, GA., Stefels, J., Archer, S., Steinke, M. and Matrai, P., (2012). Global oceanic DMS data inter-comparability. Biogeochemistry. 110 (1-3), 147-161
Kerrison, P., Hall-Spencer, JM., Suggett, DJ., Hepburn, LJ. and Steinke, M., (2011). Assessment of pH variability at a coastal CO2 vent for ocean acidification studies. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 94 (2), 129-137
Montagnes, DJS., Lowe, CD., Roberts, EC., Breckels, MN., Boakes, DE., Davidson, K., Keeling, PJ., Slamovits, CH., Steinke, M., Yang, Z. and Watts, PC., (2011). An introduction to the special issue: Oxyrrhis marina, a model organism?. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 549-554
Breckels, MN., Roberts, EC., Archer, SD., Malin, G. and Steinke, M., (2011). The role of dissolved infochemicals in mediating predator-prey interactions in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 629-639
Boakes, DE., Codling, EA., Thorn, GJ. and Steinke, M., (2011). Analysis and modelling of swimming behaviour in Oxyrrhis marina. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (4), 641-649
Steinke, M., Exton, DA. and McGenity, TJ., (2011). Marine gases: Challenges to the bio(geo)chemist. The Biochemist. 33 (3), 20-25
Steinke, M., Brading, P., Kerrison, P., Warner, ME. and Suggett, DJ., (2011). Concentrations of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethyl sulfide are strain-specific in symbiotic dinoflagellates (symbiodinium sp., dinophyceae). Journal of Phycology. 47 (4), 775-783
Roberts, EC., Legrand, C., Steinke, M. and Wootton, EC., (2011). Mechanisms underlying chemical interactions between predatory planktonic protists and their prey. Journal of Plankton Research. 33 (6), 833-841
Exton, DA., Smith, DJ., McGenity, TJ., Steinke, M., Hills, AJ. and Suggett, DJ., (2010). Application of a Fast Isoprene Sensor (FIS) for measuring isoprene production from marine samples. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 8 (5), 185-195
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2010). Erratum to: Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect. Aquatic Sciences. 72 (4), 533-535
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2010). Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect (vol 69, pg 320, 2007). AQUATIC SCIENCES. 72 (4), 533-535
Hopkins, FE., Turner, SM., Nightingale, PD., Steinke, M., Bakker, D. and Liss, PS., (2010). Ocean acidification and marine trace gas emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (2), 760-765
Franklin, DJ., Steinke, M., Young, J., Probert, I. and Malin, G., (2010). Dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP), DMSP-lyase activity (DLA) and dimethylsulphide (DMS) in 10 species of coccolithophore. Marine Ecology: Progress Series. 410, 13-23
Breckels, MN., Boakes, DE., Codling, EA., Malin, G., Archer, SD. and Steinke, M., (2010). Modelling the concentration of exuded dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) in the boundary layer surrounding phytoplankton cells. Journal of Plankton Research. 32 (2), 253-257
Franklin, DJ., Poulton, AJ., Steinke, M., Young, J., Peeken, I. and Malin, G., (2009). Dimethylsulphide, DMSP-lyase activity and microplankton community structure inside and outside of the Mauritanian upwelling. Progress in Oceanography. 83 (1-4), 134-142
Jickells, TD., Liss, PS., Broadgate, W., Turner, S., Kettle, AJ., Read, J., Baker, J., Cardenas, LM., Carse, F., Hamren-Larssen, M., Spokes, L., Steinke, M., Thompson, A., Watson, A., Archer, SD., Bellerby, RGJ., Law, CS., Nightingale, PD., Liddicoat, MI., Widdicombe, CE., Bowie, A., Gilpin, LC., Moncoiffé, G., Savidge, G., Preston, T., Hadziabdic, P., Frost, T., Upstill-Goddard, R., Pedrós-Alió, C., Simó, R., Jackson, A., Allen, A. and DeGrandpre, MD., (2008). A Lagrangian biogeochemical study of an eddy in the Northeast Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography. 76 (3), 366-398
Vogt, M., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Paulino, A., Meyerhöfer, M., Riebesell, U., LeQuéré, C. and Liss, P., (2008). Dynamics of dimethylsulphoniopropionate and dimethylsulphide under different CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations during a mesocosm experiment. Biogeosciences. 5 (2), 407-419
Vogt, M., Turner, S., Yassaa, N., Steinke, M., Williams, J. and Liss, PS., (2008). Laboratory inter-comparison of dissolved dimethyl sulphide (DMS) measurements using purge-and-trap and solid-phase microextraction techniques during a mesocosm experiment. Marine Chemistry. 108 (1-2), 32-39
Pohnert, G., Steinke, M. and Tollrian, R., (2007). Chemical cues, defence metabolites and the shaping of pelagic interspecific interactions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22 (4), 198-204
Todd, JD., Rogers, R., Li, YG., Wexler, M., Bond, PL., Sun, L., Curson, ARJ., Malin, G., Steinke, M. and Johnston, AWB., (2007). Structural and Regulatory Genes Required to Make the Gas Dimethyl Sulfide in Bacteria. Science. 315 (5812), 666-669
Steinke, M., Evans, C., Lee, GA. and Malin, G., (2007). Substrate kinetics of DMSP-lyases in axenic cultures and mesocosm populations of Emiliania huxleyi. Aquatic Sciences. 69 (3), 352-359
Nejstgaard, JC., Tang, KW., Steinke, M., Dutz, J., Koski, M., Antajan, E. and Long, JD., (2007). Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges. Biogeochemistry. 83 (1-3), 147-172
Steinke, M., Stefels, J. and Stamhuis, E., (2006). Dimethyl sulfide triggers search behavior in copepods. Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (4), 1925-1930
Plettner, I., Steinke, M. and Malin, G., (2005). Ethene (ethylene) production in the marine macroalga Ulva (Enteromorpha) intestinalis L. (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae): effect of light-stress and co-production with dimethyl sulphide. Plant, Cell and Environment. 28 (9), 1136-1145
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Gibb, SW. and Burkill, PH., (2002). Vertical and temporal variability of DMSP lyase activity in a coccolithophorid bloom in the northern North Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 49 (15), 3001-3016
Aubert, B., Boutigny, D., Gaillard, J-M., Hicheur, A., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, JP., Robbe, P., Tisserand, V., Palano, A., Pompili, A., Chen, GP., Chen, JC., Qi, ND., Rong, G., Wang, P., Zhu, YS., Eigen, G., Stugu, B., Abrams, GS., Borgland, AW., Breon, AB., Brown, DN., Button-Shafer, J., Cahn, RN., Clark, AR., Gill, MS., Gritsan, AV., Groysman, Y., Jacobsen, RG., Kadel, RW., Kadyk, J., Kerth, LT., Kolomensky, YG., Kral, JF., LeClerc, C., Levi, ME., Lynch, G., Oddone, PJ., Pripstein, M., Roe, NA., Romosan, A., Ronan, MT., Shelkov, VG., Telnov, AV., Wenzel, WA., Harrison, TJ., Hawkes, CM., Knowles, DJ., O’Neale, SW., Penny, RC., Watson, AT., Watson, NK., Deppermann, T., Goetzen, K., Koch, H., Kunze, M., Lewandowski, B., Peters, K., Schmuecker, H., Steinke, M., Barlow, NR., Bhimji, W., Chevalier, N., Clark, PJ., Cottingham, WN., Foster, B., Mackay, C., Wilson, FF., Abe, K., Hearty, C., Mattison, TS., McKenna, JA., Thiessen, D., Jolly, S., McKemey, AK., Blinov, VE., Bukin, AD., Bukin, DA., Buzykaev, AR., Golubev, VB., Ivanchenko, VN., Korol, AA., Kravchenko, EA., Onuchin, AP., Serednyakov, SI., Skovpen, YI., Telnov, VI., Yushkov, AN., Best, D., Chao, M., Kirkby, D., Lankford, AJ., Mandelkern, M., McMahon, S., Stoker, DP., Arisaka, K., Buchanan, C., Chun, S., MacFarlane, DB., Prell, S., Rahatlou, S., Raven, G., Sharma, V., Campagnari, C., Dahmes, B., Hart, PA., Kuznetsova, N., Levy, SL., Long, O., Lu, A., Mazur, MA., Richman, JD., Verkerke, W., Beringer, J., Eisner, AM., Grothe, M., Heusch, CA., Lockman, WS., Pulliam, T., Schalk, T., Schmitz, RE., Schumm, BA., Seiden, A., Turri, M., Walkowiak, W., Williams, DC., Wilson, MG., Chen, E., Dubois-Felsmann, GP., Dvoretskii, A., Hitlin, DG., Metzler, S., Oyang, J., Porter, FC., Ryd, A., Samuel, A., Weaver, M., Yang, S., Zhu, RY., Devmal, S., Geld, TL., Jayatilleke, S., Mancinelli, G., Meadows, BT., Sokoloff, MD., Barillari, T., Bloom, P., Dima, MO., Ford, WT., Nauenberg, U., Olivas, A., Rankin, P., Roy, J., Smith, JG., van Hoek, 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C., Batignani, G., Bettarini, S., Bondioli, M., Bucci, F., Campagna, E., Carpinelli, M., Forti, F., Giorgi, MA., Lusiani, A., Marchiori, G., Martinez-Vidal, F., Morganti, M., Neri, N., Paoloni, E., Rama, M., Rizzo, G., Sandrelli, F., Simi, G., Triggiani, G., Walsh, J., Haire, M., Judd, D., Paick, K., Turnbull, L., Wagoner, DE., Albert, J., Elmer, P., Lu, C., Miftakov, V., Schaffner, SF., Smith, AJS., Tumanov, A., Varnes, EW., Cavoto, G., del Re, D., Ferrarotto, F., Ferroni, F., Lamanna, E., Mazzoni, MA., Morganti, S., Piredda, G., Safai Tehrani, F., Serra, M., Voena, C., Faccini, R., Christ, S., Waldi, R., Adye, T., De Groot, N., Franek, B., Geddes, NI., Gopal, GP., Xella, SM., Aleksan, R., Emery, S., Gaidot, A., Ganzhur, SF., Giraud, P-F., Hamel de Monchenault, G., Kozanecki, W., Langer, M., London, GW., Mayer, B., Serfass, B., Vasseur, G., Yèche, C., Zito, M., Purohit, MV., Singh, H., Weidemann, AW., Yumiceva, FX., Adam, I., Aston, D., Berger, N., Boyarski, AM., Calderini, G., Convery, MR., Coupal, DP., Dong, D., Dorfan, J., Dunwoodie, W., Field, RC., Glanzman, T., Gowdy, SJ., Haas, T., Halyo, V., Himel, T., Hryn’ova, T., Huffer, ME., Innes, WR., Jessop, CP., Kelsey, MH., Kim, P., Kocian, ML., Langenegger, U., Leith, DWGS., Luitz, S., Luth, V., Lynch, HL., Marsiske, H., Menke, S., Messner, R., Muller, DR., O’Grady, CP., Ozcan, VE., Perazzo, A., Perl, M., Petrak, S., Quinn, H., Ratcliff, BN., Robertson, SH., Roodman, A., Salnikov, AA., Schietinger, T., Schindler, RH., Schwiening, J., Snyder, A., Soha, A., Spanier, SM., Stelzer, J., Su, D., Sullivan, MK., Tanaka, HA., Va’vra, J., Wagner, SR., Weinstein, AJR., Wisniewski, WJ., Wright, DH., Young, CC., Burchat, PR., Cheng, CH., Meyer, TI., Roat, C., Henderson, R., Bugg, W., Cohn, H., Izen, JM., Kitayama, I., Lou, XC., Bianchi, F., Bona, M., Gamba, D., Bosisio, L., Della Ricca, G., Dittongo, S., Lanceri, L., Poropat, P., Vuagnin, G., Panvini, RS., Brown, CM., Jackson, PD., Kowalewski, R., Roney, JM., Band, HR., Charles, E., Dasu, S., Eichenbaum, AM., Hu, H., Johnson, JR., Liu, R., Di Lodovico, F., Pan, Y., Prepost, R., Scott, IJ., Sekula, SJ., von Wimmersperg-Toeller, JH., Wu, SL., Yu, Z., Kordich, TMB. and Neal, H., (2002). Study of time-dependentCP-violating asymmetries and flavor oscillations in neutralBdecays at theΥ(4S). Physical Review D. 66 (3)
Steinke, M., Malin, G. and Liss, PS., (2002). TROPHIC INTERACTIONS IN THE SEA: AN ECOLOGICAL ROLE FOR CLIMATE RELEVANT VOLATILES?1. Journal of Phycology. 38 (4), 630-638
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Archer, SD., Burkill, PH. and Liss, PS., (2002). DMS production in a coccolithophorid bloom: evidence for the importance of dinoflagellate DMSP lyases. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 26 (3), 259-270
Steinke, M., Malin, G., Turner, SM. and Liss, PS., (2000). Determinations of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) lyase activity using headspace analysis of dimethylsulphide (DMS). Journal of Sea Research. 43 (3-4), 233-244
Steinke, M., Wolfe, GV. and Kirst, GO., (1998). Partial characterisation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) lyase isozymes in 6 strains of Emiliania huxleyi. Marine Ecology: Progress Series. 175, 215-225
Wolfe, GV., Steinke, M. and Kirst, GO., (1997). Grazing-activated chemical defence in a unicellular marine alga. Nature. 387 (6636), 894-897
Wolfe, GV. and Steinke, M., (1996). Grazing‐activated production of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) by two clones of Emiliania huxleyi. Limnology and Oceanography. 41 (6), 1151-1160
Steinke, M. and Kirst, GO., (1996). Enzymatic cleavage of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in cell-free extracts of the marine macroalga Enteromorpha clathrata (Roth) Grev. (Ulvales, Chlorophyta). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 201 (1-2), 73-85
Book chapters (6)
Steinke, M., Randell, L., Dumbrell, AJ. and Saha, M., (2018). Volatile Biomarkers for Aquatic Ecological Research. In: Next Generation Biomonitoring: Part 2. Editors: Bohan, DA., Dumbrell, AJ., Woodward, G. and Jackson, M., . Elsevier. 75- 92. 978-0128143179
Franchini, F. and Steinke, M., (2016). Protocols for the quantification of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and other volatile organic compounds in aquatic environments. In: Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols Petroleum, Hydrocarbon and Lipid Analysis. Editors: McGenity, TJ., Timmis, KN. and Nogales, B., . Springer. 161- 177. 978-3-662-52791-7
Stefels, J., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Malin, G. and Belviso, S., (2007). Environmental constraints on the production and removal of the climatically active gas dimethylsulphide (DMS) and implications for ecosystem modelling. In: Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements. Editors: van Leeuwe, MA., Stefels, J., Belviso, S., Lancelot, C., Verity, PG. and Gieskes, WWC., . Springer Netherlands. 245- 275. 9781402062131
Nejstgaard, JC., Tang, KW., Steinke, M., Dutz, J., Koski, M., Antajan, E. and Long, JD., (2007). Zooplankton grazing on Phaeocystis: a quantitative review and future challenges. In: Phaeocystis, major link in the biogeochemical cycling of climate-relevant elements. Editors: van Leeuwe, MA., Stefels, J., Belviso, S., Lancelot, C., Verity, PG. and Gieskes, WWC., . Springer Netherlands. 147- 172. 9781402062131
Malin, G. and Steinke, M., (2004). Dimethyl sulfide production: what is the contribution of the coccolithophores?. In: Coccolithophores. Editors: Thierstein, HR. and Young, JR., . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 127- 164. 3-540-21928-5. 9783642060168
Steinke, M., Daniel, C. and Kirst, GO., (1996). DMSP lyase in marine macro- and microalgae: interspecific differences in cleavage activity. In: Biological and Environmental Chemistry of DMSP and Related Sulfonium Compounds. Editors: Keller, MD., Kiene, RP., Kirst, GO. and Visscher, PT., . Plenum. 317- 324. 0-306-45306-1. 9780306453069
Conferences (6)
Steinke, M., Hodapp, B., Martin-Creuzburg, D., Subhan, R., Lemaire, S. and Dumbrell, A., (2015). Environmental volabolomics: deciphering the chemical language that shapes aquatic health
Bell, TG., Malin, G., Kim, Y-N. and Steinke, M., (2007). Spatial variability in DMSP-lyase activity along an Atlantic meridional transect
Stefels, J., Steinke, M., Turner, S., Malin, G. and Belviso, S., (2007). Environmental constraints on the production and removal of the climatically active gas dimethylsulphide (DMS) and implications for ecosystem modelling
Aubert, B., Bona, M., Boutigny, D., Karyotakis, Y., Lees, JP., Poireau, V., Prudent, X., Tisserand, V., Zghiche, A., Garra Tico, J., Grauges, E., Lopez, L., Palano, A., Pappagallo, M., Eigen, G., Stugu, B., Sun, L., Abrams, GS., Battaglia, M., Brown, DN., Button-Shafer, J., Cahn, RN., Groysman, Y., Jacobsen, RG., Kadyk, JA., Kerth, LT., Kolomensky, YG., Kukartsev, G., Lopes Pegna, D., Lynch, G., Mir, LM., Orimoto, TJ., Osipenkov, IL., Ronan, MT., Tackmann, K., Tanabe, T., Wenzel, WA., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Hawkes, CM., Watson, AT., Held, T., Koch, H., Pelizaeus, M., Schroeder, T., Steinke, M., Walker, D., Asgeirsson, DJ., Cuhadar-Donszelmann, T., Fulsom, BG., Hearty, C., Mattison, TS., McKenna, JA., Khan, A., Saleem, M., Teodorescu, L., Blinov, VE., Bukin, AD., Druzhinin, VP., Golubev, VB., Onuchin, AP., Serednyakov, SI., Skovpen, YI., Solodov, EP., Todyshev, KY., Bondioli, M., Curry, S., Eschrich, I., Kirkby, D., Lankford, AJ., Lund, P., Mandelkern, M., Martin, EC., Stoker, DP., Abachi, S., Buchanan, C., Foulkes, SD., Gary, JW., Liu, F., Long, O., Shen, BC., Zhang, L., Paar, HP., Rahatlou, S., Sharma, V., Berryhill, JW., Campagnari, C., Cunha, A., Dahmes, B., Hong, TM., Kovalskyi, D., Richman, JD., Beck, TW., Eisner, AM., Flacco, CJ., Heusch, CA., Kroseberg, J., Lockman, WS., Schalk, T., Schumm, BA. and Seiden, A., (2007). Search for the rare charmless hadronic decay B+→ a +
Steinke, M., Wolfe, GV. and Kirst, GO., (1997). A segregated substrate-enzyme system that cleaves dimethylsulfoniopropionate (dmsp) to dimethylsulfide (dms) and acrylate in emiliania huxleyi
deMora, SJ., Haase, R., Steinke, M., Kirst, G., Lee, P., Gosselin, M. and Chanut, JP., (1997). Biosynthesis of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) by marine phytoplankton: Evidence from laboratory and field studies.
Thesis dissertation (1)
Steinke, M., (1997). Untersuchungen zum DMSP-Haushalt mariner Algen - Produktion von DMS durch DMSP-spaltende-Lyasen in marinen Algen
Other (2)
Steinke, M., (2012).New iron age?. New Scientist. 215(2876),Elsevier BV
Steinke, M., (2006).Ocean odours. Planet Earth. Winter(WINTER),Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Planet Earth, Winter 2006, pp16-17.
Grants and funding
2024
Thermal Tolerance of Whelks
Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
The Spread of Pacific Oysters
Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Isoprene flux from climate-sensitive lakes
Leverhulme Trust
A Roadmap for Building with Nature for Climate Change Adaptation: A Framework based on Place-Based Approach
Academy of Medical Sciences
2021
Development of an oyster depuration facility to improve the welfare of coastal communities in Thailand
British Council
NOSy Consultancy
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
NOSy Consultancy
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
2019
Effect of aquatic trace gases on the air quality of the largest coastal city in southern Thailand
University of Essex (GCRF)
2018
Oyster Fisheries - Restoration of the Colchester Oyster
University of Essex
COVID-19 Extension: NOSy - magnetic and wireless sensor technology for improving profit, biosecurity and carbon footprint of regional oyster production
Natural Environment Research Council
Trace gas bio-signatures: implications for NOMAD
UK Space Agency
2017
Quantification and staging of oyster larvae
Colchester Oyster Fisheries
2015
Chemical Ecology of Marine Interactions - The Chemical Language that Shapes Future Marine Health
Euro Marine Consortium
Literature review: role of Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the chemical communications of marine biofilms
BAE Systems Marine Limited
2013
Effect of salinity on the production of DMSP and DMS in the intertidal seaweed Ulva Clathrata
The British Psychological Society (BPS)
2012
Microbial degradation of isoprene in the terrestial environment
Natural Environment Research Council
2010
Role of Dimethyl Sulphide
Natural Environment Research Council
Fast DMS Sensor for Outline Quantification
Natural Environment Research Council
2009
Antioxidant Function of Dimethyl Sulphide (DMS)
Nuffield Foundation
2008
Lobster Feeding Project
Colchester Oyster Fisheries
Conference Grant - ASLO Aquatic Sciences
British Council