Dr. Victor S. Ticzon is a marine biologist and an expert in coral reef ecology and remote sensing. He serves as the museum’s curator for corals and fish while also heading the Animal Biology Division of the Institute of Biological Sciences where he is appointed as Associate Professor 7. He obtained his BS Biology (1994) and MS Environmental Science (2006) from UPLB while his PhD in Marine Science was granted by UP Diliman in 2014.
Sir Vic has been involved in the following national projects: Philippine National Coral Reef Database (NaCoRDa), Coral Reef Visualization and Assessment (CoRVA) Program, Capability Assessment for Rehabilitation Enhancement Capability Development and Resiliency of Ecosystems (CARE-CaDRES), Nationwide Detailed Resources Assessment Using LiDAR, and most recently, the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan, and the DENR BMB-Marine Key Biodiversity Area (MKBA) Project.
Dr. Ticzon is a member of the International Society for Reef Studies, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Philippine Association of Marine Science Inc., and Philippine Society for Developmental Biology.
Recent Publications
MB Aurellado, VS Ticzon, CL Nañola, JBP Cabansag, MMA Bacabac, KES Sorgon, ANP Simon, VV Hilomen (2021) Effectiveness of Philippine Nationally Managed Marine Reserves in Improving Biomass and Trophic Structure of Coral Reef Fish Communities, Coastal Management, 49:3, 293-312, DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2021.1899944
KES Sorgon, VS Ticzon, BR Samaniego, MMA Bacabac, JBC Fetil. On the use of the bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) as a mobile shelter by a bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) in an oceanic reef system in the Philippines, Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies, 2021, 23 巻, 1 号, p. 7-8, 公開日 2021/06/05, Online ISSN 1883-3969, Print ISSN 1883-0838, https://doi.org/10.3755/galaxea.23.1_7, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/galaxea/23/1/23_7/_article/-char/ja
Sheldon Rey Boco, Jerome Benedict P Cabansag, Emmeline A Jamodiong, Victor S Ticzon. 2020. Size-frequency distributions of scleractinian coral (Porites spp.) colonies inside and outside a marine reserve in Leyte Gulf, central Philippines. Regional Studies in Marine Science 35:101-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101147
AD Luna, Davies V Ocampo, Sarena Grace L Quiñones, Efren C Rivera, Charmina G Sejalbo, Precious R Zara, Kenneth Bernard M Hizon, Jovy Anne V Delos Reyes, Victor S Ticzon, Damasa M Macandog. 2017. Environment and Ecology Research 5(4): 282-288
JEML Reyes, VS Ticzon (2018) Spatial Structuring of the Macrofaunal Community of a Relatively Undisturbed Seagrass Meadow in Western Philippines. Laksambuhay 5:8-19
VS Ticzon, G Foster, LT David, et al. (2015) Delineating optimal settlement areas of juvenile reef fish in Ngederrak Reef, Koror state, Republic of Palau. Environ Monit Assess 187:4089 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4089-7
JD Hedley JD, CM Roelfsema, I Chollett, AR Harborne, SF Heron, S Weeks, WJ Skirving, AE Strong, CM Eakin, TRL Christensen, VS Ticzon, S Bejarano, PJ Mumby (2016) Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review. Remote Sensing 8(2):118.
V Madrid, V Mariano, R Abrea, VS Ticzon (2013) Identifying coral genera using median binary partition texture patterns. Philippine Information Technology Journal 6(2):31-35.
VS Ticzon, PJ Mumby, BR Samaniego, et al. (2012) Microhabitat use of juvenile coral reef fish in Palau. Environ Biol Fish 95:355–370 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-012-0010-9
G Foster, VS Ticzon, BM Riegl, PJ Mumby (2011) Detecting end-member structural and biological elements of a coral reef using a single-beam acoustic ground discrimination system. International Journal of Remote Sensing 32(22):7749-7776 DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.527396
MSA Marcos, L David, E Peñaflor, et al. (2008) Automated benthic counting of living and non-living components in Ngedarrak Reef, Palau via subsurface underwater video. Environ Monit Assess 145:177–184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-0027-2