S2 Ep1846: ECKERD COLLEGE NEWS Maddie Merrick: Philip Gravinese, Marine Science

In this ongoing series of interviews with Eckerd College professors about their research and classes, WECX correspondent Maddie Merrick interviews Philip Gravinese, Assistant Professor of Marine Science. Curriculum vitae  [email protected] Marine Science Laboratory (GMSL) 106Ecophysiology LabScholarship & Creative WorksEducation Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology; B.S., Florida Institute of TechnologyResearch interests Dr. Gravinese's 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 PhysiologySelected 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 #eckerdcollegenews #eckerdcollegeresearch #marinescience #Philip Gravinese #maddiemerrick #wecx #science  #stpete #stpetefl  #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete  #dtsp #downtownstpete