Marine Science

Education

• Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology
• M.S., Florida Institute of Technology
• B.S., Florida Institute of Technology

Research interests

My research interests are aimed at determining how both singular and simultaneous environmental stressors like ocean acidification, elevated temperature, hypoxia, and toxic algae (red tide) impact the early life history stages of marine invertebrates. Specifically my research focuses on understanding how these environmental stressors may affect the larval physiology and behavior of Florida’s commercially and ecologically important crustaceans including stone crabs, spiny lobsters, and the Caribbean King crab.

Courses taught

• Biological Oceanography
• Comparative Physiology

Selected publications

• Smith, A.L., LaBadie, J., Busse, A., Soloman, E., Farrell, C., Xue, G., Holstein, D.M., Gravinese, P.M.* 2024. Will Climate Change Alter the Swimming Behavior of Larval Stone Crabs?: A Guided-inquiry Lesson. Current: The Journal of Marine Education. 39(2), 3-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.117
• Jarrett, M.L., Smith, A.L., Langford, G.J., and Gravinese, P.M.* 2024. Lower seawater pH reduces the foraging activity of the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria (Say, 1818) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Menippidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 44(2):ruae024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruae024
• Gravinese, P.M., K.M. Gregory, J.H. Bartzick, E.R. Ramos, S.M. Stewart, and V.J. Lovko. 2023. The effects of moderate concentrations of Karenia brevis on stone crab reproduction. Marine Environmental Research. 192. p106191. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106191
• Gravinese, P.M., A.L. Smith, S.M. Stewart, and J. Paradis. 2023. Do pH-variable habitats provide refuge for stone crabs from coastal acidification? Oceanography 36(1):59–66. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2023.105