Publications and Presentations

Scientific Publications (Peer Reviewed Journals)

  1. Mateo, I., I. Laborde, and Vicente, V.P. 2006. Monitoring of tropical shallow water fish communities around the EcoEléctrica Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal and Cogeneration Plant in Guayanilla Bay, Puerto Rico. Proc.Gulf Caribb. Fish. Inst. 57:633-652.

  2. Vicente, V.P.  1996.  Littoral Ecological Stability and Economic Development in Small Island States:  The Need for an Equilibrium. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, 51:266-283.

  3. Vicente, V.P., K. Rutzler and N.M. Carballeira. 1991. Comparative morphology, ecology, and fatty acid composition of West Indian Spheciospongia (Demospongea).  Marine Ecology, 12: 211-226.

  4. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Response of sponges with autotrophic symbionts during the coral-bleaching episode in Puerto Rico. Coral Reefs, 8: 199 – 202.

  5. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Ecological effects of sea level rise and sea surface temperatures on mangroves, coral reefs, seagrass beds and sandy beaches of Puerto Rico:  a preliminary evaluation. Science-Ciencia,  16(2): 27 – 39.

  6. Vicente, V.P. 1989.  Regional Commercial sponge extinctions in the Caribbean:  Are recent climatic changes responsible? Marine Ecology. 10(2): 179 – 191.

  7. Goenaga, C., Vicente, V.P. and R.A. Armstrong. 1989.  Bleaching induced mortality in reef corals from La Parguera, Puerto Rico:  a precursor of change in the community structure of coral reefs? Caribbean Journal of Science, 25(1-2):  59 – 65.

  8. Vicente, V.P. 1989.  Esponjas del Caribe Colombiano: Review.  Bulletin of Marine Sciences, 44(2):  1074 – 1075.

  9. Corredor, J.E., C.R. Wilkinson, Vicente, V.P., J.M. Morel, and E. Otero.  1988. Nitrate excretions by Caribbean Sponges.  Limnology and Oceanography, 33(10): 114 - 120.

  10. Williams, E.H. Goenaga, C., Vicente, V.P. 1987. Mass bleaching on Atlantic coral reefs.  Science, 238: 877 – 878.

  11. Vicente, V.P. and J.A. Rivera.  1982.  The depth limits of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum  (Konig) in Jobos and Guayanilla Bays, Puerto Rico.  Caribbean Journal of Science,  17(1-4): 79 – 89.

  12. Vicente, V.P., J.A. Arroyo Aguilu and J.A. Rivera. 1980.  Thalassia as a food source:  Importance and potential in the marine and terrestrial environments. Journal  of Agriculture, University of Puerto Rico, (64 (1):  107 – 120

  13. Vicente, V.P. et al 1980.  The Seagrasses of Guayanilla Bay. Science - Ciencia, 7(4):  91 – 103.

  14. Vicente, V.P. 1979.  The occurrence of a nesting colony of the Royal Tern, Sterna (Thalasseus) maxima in Puerto Rico.  American Birds,  33(2): 147.

  15. Vicente, V.P. 1978.  An ecological evaluation of the West Indian demosponge Anthosigmella varians (Hadromerida: Spirastrellidae).  Bulletin of Marine Sciences, 28(4):  771 – 779.

Book Chapters

  1. Vicente, V.P. 2005. El Bosque de Manglar. In: Puerto Rico: Patrimonio Cultural y Natural. Publisher by Gas Natural España. LAIA Books (ed.) Barcelona, España. 344 pp.

  2. Vicente, V.P. 1999.  Littoral ecological stability and economic development iN small island states:  the need for an equilibrium.  In Small Islands: Marine Science and Sustainable Development.  George Mauhl(ed).  American Geophysical Union.  III Series.  467 pp.

  3. Vicente, V.P., N.C. Singh and A.V. Botello, 1993. Ecological implications of potential climate change and sea-level rise.  In: Climatic Change In the Intra-Americas Sea.  George Maul(ed).  Edward Arnold Publishers. 389pp.

  4. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  A summary of ecological information on the seagrass beds of Puerto Rico.  In:  Coastal Plant Communities of Latin America (pp: 123-133).  E. Seeliger (ed).  New York Academic Press. 392pp. ISBN 0-12-634550-3.

  5. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Overgrowth activity by the encrusting sponge Chondrilla nucula on a coral reef in Puerto Rico.  In:  New Perspectives in Sponge Biology.  K. Rützler (ed).  Smithsonian Press.  525 pp.

  6. Vicente, V.P. 1982.  Common Sponges.  In: A Field Guide to Coral Reefs of the Caribbean and Florida including Bermuda and the Bahamas.  Pages 127-133.  Eugene Kaplan (ed).  Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston. 289 pp.

Other Scientific Contributions

  1. Vicente, V.P. and I.E. Laborde. 2005. First successful coral and seagrass transplants in the U.S. Caribbean. Guest Speaker. World Federation of Engineering Organization. WFEO General Assembly, October 20, 2005, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Abstract: 44pp.

  2. Laborde I.E. and Vicente, V. P. 2001. EcoEléctrica’s Environmental Mitigation Programs: Seagrass and Coral Transplants. Dimensión.  15(1): 21-26.

  3. Vicente, V.P. 1995.  Long and Short Term Effects of Oceanographic Variables on Marine Resources within the Intra-America Sea.  Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, (IOC) Workshop Report No. 111:27-28.

  4. Arfi, R., D. Afolabi, V.P. Vicente. 1995.  Surveillance de la pollution Lagunaire:  Echantillonage et Methodes. (UNIDO/UNEP/NOAS/UNDP) Rapport de l’Atelier No. 2. 26 pp.

  5. Vicente , V.P. 1995.  Characteristics of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) grazing grounds on some Caribbean islands.  NOAA TM, NMFS-SEFSC: 145 -150.

  6. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  Sponges.  Marine Bulletin 14(5)  5-8.  UPR/Sea Grant Program publication.

  7. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  Structural changes and vulnerability of a coral reef (Cayo Enrique) in La Parguera, Puerto Rico.  Proceedings:  Global Aspects of Coral Reefs:  Health, Hazards and History: C39-C44. University of Miami.

  8. Vicente, V.P. and N.M. Carballeira (1992). Studies on the feeding ecology of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata in Puerto Rico.  NOAA TM, NMFS-SEFSC, 302: 117-119. 

  9. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Recent sea surface temperature changes and their effect on regional diversity.  Technical Report WHOI-9013.  Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution, March, 1990. p.28.

  10. Vicente, V.P. 1987.  The ecology of the encrusting demosponge Chondrilla nucula (Schmidt) in a c oral reef community in Puerto Rico.  Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  118 pp.

  11. Corredor, J.E., C.R. Wilkinson, J.M. Morel, V.P. Vicente and E. Otero.  1986. Nitrate excretion by Caribbean sponges.  EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 67(44): 993

  12. Vicente, V.P. 1973.  Some aspects of the coral symbiont zooxanthellae in relation to the feeding of the fish Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus.  M.S. Theses, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, P.R. 64 pp.

Technical publications and report

  1. Vicente, V.P. and R. Santos. 2008. Mooring Buoys in the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of Guánica, Parguera, and Caja de Muertos, South Coast of Puerto Rico. INVENTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Project: Coral Reef Initiative NA06NOS4190108 Task  CRI-13. Document prepared for the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER). Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 128pp. Appendix 1 and 2.

  2. Vicente, V.P., G. Ortiz, and  R. Santos. 2010. Mooring Buoy Study in the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of La Cordillera and Canal Luis Peña (Culebra Island), East Coast of Puerto Rico. INVENTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.for a Strategic Plan for Vessels.  (PR CORAL REEFS AND RECREATIONAL OVERUSE STRATEGY: PR MOORING BUOYS AND VESSEL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN: Task  CRI-9). Document prepared for the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) .  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

  3. Vicente, V.P. 1974.  Occurrence and distribution of the major types of epibenthic communities at Punta Higuero, west coast of Puerto Rico.  Power Plant  Environmental Studies.  Puerto Rico Nuclear Center.  PRNC, 1974: 57–l03.

  4. Vicente, V.P. 1975.  A key to the West Indian desmosponges.  Laboratory Manual, CEER.  111 pp.

  5. Vicente, V.P. 1975.  The seagrass bed communities of Jobos Bay.  Aguirre Environmental Studies PRNC, 196(2): 119-153.

  6. Vicente, V.P. 1977.  The impact of heated effluents on Thalassia beds: a comparative study.  CEER Publication, 66: 1-72

  7. Vicente, V.P. 1978.  The impact of military bombing activities on the sea grasses of  Vieques Island. Department of Natural Resources Expert Witness Special Report.  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  50 pp.

  8. Zimerman, R.J., P.M. Yoshioka, Vicente V. P., Gonzalez J.G. and López J.M.  1980.  Eutrophic production of benthic algae and power plant cooling water intake clogging in Boca Vieja Bay.  113 pp. Special  Report, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).

  9. Vicente, V.P. and C. Goenaga.  1984.  Mass mortalities of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum (Phillippi) in Puerto Rico. U.S. Energy Resource Development Administration, CEER-M-195: 1-30.

  10. Goenaga, C.& Vicente, V.P., 1985: Description of the marine communities adjacent to a proposed wave breaker at Punta Tamarindo, Aguadilla, Environmental Impact Statement to the Puerto Rico Planning Board, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 22 pp.

  11. Vicente, V.P., 1988.  Environmental Impact Statement: AT&T.  Proposed construction and operation of the Florico II and Trans-Caribbean Cable System No. 1 (TCS-1) submarine fiber optic cables system within the Coastal Management Zone of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Vol.I and Vol. II.

  12. Vicente, V.P., N.C. Singh and A.V. Botello. 1988.  Ecological Implications of Potential Climatic Change and Sea Level Rise in the Wider Caribbean.  In: G.A. Maul (ed).  Implications of Climatic Changes in the Wider Caribbean Region.  United  Nations Environment Program, Regional Coordinating Unit. UNEP(OCA)/CAR WG.1/INF. 3:  139-171.

  13. Goenaga, C. and Vicente V.P.   1988.  The benthic organisms of Les Arcadins, Haiti.  A WWF Special Report  submitted to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Color plates.  150 pp.

  14. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Fatty acid determination of muscle tissue from the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas).  University of  Puerto Rico – U.S.F.W.S. Research Report:  6 pp.

  15. Vicente, V.P., F. Vilella, Susan Silander and F. Lopez. 1990.  A qualitative post-hurricane habitat and population assessments at Ceiba and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Technical Report, Environmental Engineering Division, Public Works Department, RRNS.  40 pp.

  16. Vicente, V.P. and F. Lopez.  1990. A preliminary ecological evaluation of a proposed sand extraction at Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. A USACE Section 14 Study:  Cyril E.  King Airport Access Road, St. Thomas, USVI 32pp.

  17. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  A preliminary ecological evaluation of a proposed breakwater site at Punta Tuna, Puerto Rico.  USACE Reconnaissance Study: 11 pp.

  18. Vicente,  V.P. 1990.  A preliminary ecological evaluation of a proposed breakwater site at Buena Vista, Southeast coast of Puerto Rico.  USACE Reconnaissance Study, 8 pp.    

  19. Lopez, F. and Vicente, V.P. 1990.  An ecological study of the marine communities surrounding Fredericksted Pier, St. Croix, USVI.  USACE Roconnaissance Study.

  20. Vicente, V.P., F. Vilella, Susan Silander and F. Lopez.  1990.  A qualitative post-hurricane habitat and population assessments at Ceiba and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Technical Report, Environmental Engineering Division, Public Works  Department, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (RRNS).  40 pp.

  21. Diaz, C.A., Vicente, V.P. , Rice, S.M., Corales, D., Torres, P. , Silbes, F., Barreto, M. 1990. Status, distribution, and hábitat assessment of the Antillean Manatee Trichechus manatus  at Roosevelt Roads and Vieques Naval Station. Preliminary Report to the U.S. Navy.  34 pp.

  22. Goenaga C., and Vicente, V.P.  1991.  Marine Communities.  In: Technical Report:  Management Plan for the Natural Reserve of La Cordillera, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Edited by P.M. Gonzalez, M.T. Garcia and R. F. Martinez.  121 pp.    

  23. Vicente, V.P. and M. Barreto.  1992.  Reconnaissance Study: Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The Marine and Coastal Environment.  Prepared for the Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE Section 107 Navigation Study. 33 pp.

  24. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  Coordination Act Report.  In: Detailed Project Report, Boca de Cangrejos, Puerto Rico (Isla Verde Beach).  USACE Section 103 Shore Protection Study.  34 pp.

  25. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  Observations on the fisheries resources of Frontera Creek Site: A SUPERFUND site in Puerto Rico.  A Report submitted to the Habitat Research and Restoration Division NMFS/NOAA. 31 pp.

  26. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Summary and miscellaneous information relevant to the Berman Oil Spill  on the north coast of Puerto Rico.  Special Report for SEFSC and RC: 250 pp.

  27. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Biological  observations during live fire tests at sea:  Southeast coast of Puerto Rico.  Special Report for the Protected Species Management Branch/NMFS/SERO. 70 pp.

  28. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Vazquez-Saccio Treaty, 1994 Consultations, Cartagena, Colombia.  Special Report to the SEFSC: 72 pp.

  29. Shigenaka, G., Vicente, V. P. and Mcgehee, A. 1994. Biological effects monitoring during an operational application of Corexit  9580.  Berman Oil Spill Preliminary Report.

  30. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  USFWS Resource Category 1 Designation:  The Seagrass Beds of Culebra Island.  29 pp.

  31. Vicente, V.P. 1996. The Flamenco/Luis Peña Marine Reserve: Culebra Island.  20 pp. A document prepared for the National Marine Fisheries Service and implemented by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The first fisheries reserve in Puerto Rico.

  32. Thompson, N. and Vicente, V.P.  1995.  Technical and Scientific ad hoc Committee Meeting (Vázquez-Saccio Treaty) on the US/Colombia Treaty Waters of Roncador, Quita Sueño and Serrana. Results of a meeting held during May 23- 25, 1995 at the Provincia de San Andres, Colombia.  30 pp.

  33. Vicente, V.P. 1995.  Outline: Lagoon Pollution Monitoring, First Meeting of the Gulf of Guinea Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Project Working Group at Cote D’Ivoire, Abidjan, West Africa.  47 pp.

  34. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Aerial Sea Turtle Surveys:  North Coast of Puerto Rico: “San Juan Sea Turtle Aerial Survey” Technical Report for NMFS. 25 pp.

  35. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Tourmaline Natural Reserve Survey I.  Technical Report for the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER).  27 pp.

  36. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Ecoregions within the Puerto Rico/BVI and USVI biogeographic Region, Tropical Western Atlantic Province.  A Technical Report for the Nature Conservancy.   25 pp.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Vicente, V.P. 1976.  Ecological aspects of the seagrass communities of Jobos Bay.  11th Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  St. Croix, V,I. Proc. AIMLC, 11: 11.

  2. Rivera, J.A. and Vicente, V.P. 1976. Aspects of the ecology and ethology of Lytechninus variegatus in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico.  11th Meeting, AIMLC.  Proc. AIMLC, 11: 13.

  3. Vicente, V.P. 1977.  The effect of an industrially disturbed environment on the ecology of Thalassia beds on the south coast of Puerto Rico.  12th Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Curacao, Neatherland Antilles. Proc. AIMLC, 12: 17.

  4. Rivera, J.A. and V.P. Vicente, 1977. Diadema antillarum (Philippi):  Enhancement of coral species diversity in Thalassia beds. Proc. AIMLC, 12: 18.

  5. Vicente, V.P. 1978.  The sponge Anthosimella varians, a major determinant on the structure of benthic communities in Puerto Rico. 13th Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. Santa Marta, Colombia, S.A. Proc. AIMLC, 13. 

  6. Vicente, V.P. 1978  Impact of heated effluents from a power plant on seagrass beds.  13th Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Santa Marta, Colombia, SA  Proc. AIMLC. 13.

  7. Vicente, V.P. and I.  Bonelly de Calventi.  1978.  Nuevo Record de Esponjas marinas para la Republica Dominicana y discusión de su importancia en el ambiente marino.  Proc. AIMLC, 14: 8.

  8. Vicente, V.P. 1981.  Sponges as disturbing elements in the benthic communities of Puerto Rico.  16th Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Bermuda.  Proc. AIMLC, 16 20.

  9. Vicente, V.P. 1983.  Ecología de la demosponja Anthosigmella varians (DUCH & Micch) de Laubenfels.  3rd.  Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting of PuertoRico.  Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, April 30, 1983: 78.

  10. Vicente, V.P. 1985.  The contribution of the encrusting sponge Chondrilla nucula to benthic community structure of a fore reef community in Puerto Rico.  In: 3rd. International Symposium of the Biology of Sponges. Woodshole, Mass. Pp 64 – 65.

  11. Corredor, J.E., C.R. Wilkinson, J.M. Morel, Vicente, V.P. and E. Otero.  1986.  Nitrate excretion by Caribbean sponges.  EOS Transactions,  American Geophysical Union, 67(44): 993.

  12. Vicente, V.P. 1986.  Coral Reef Sponges.  Annual meeting.  Beta Beta Beta.  University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

  13. Vicente, V.P. 1988.  Floral symbionts, color, and bleaching in Caribbean sponges  21th Annual Meeting of the Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota Florida.

  14. Goenaga, C. and Vicente, V.P. 1988. Aposymbiosis in Puerto Rican cnidarians. 21th Annual Meeting of the Association Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida.

  15. Vicente, V.P. 1988.  Guest Speaker.  Regional extinctions in the Caribbean and recent climatic changes.  Sixth Symposium on Tropical Ecology, University of Puerto Rico.

  16. Vicente, V.P. 1989.  Recent sea surface temperature changes and mass mortalities of commercial sponges and seagrasses.  22nd  Annual Meeting  (AMLC) Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Proc. AMLC, 22: 27-28 

  17. Vicente, V.P. 1989.  Spatial competition among coral reef clonal invertebrates and the problem of local diversity.   22nd Annual Meeting (AMLC) Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  Proc. AMLC, 22: 28

  18. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Coastal systems of Puerto Rico: ecological and socio-economic conflicts.  Lecture given during the Fifth Festival of Nature, Interamerican University, Puerto Rico.  March 15, 1990.  Guest speaker.

  19. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  The sublitoral coastal systems of Puerto Rico.  Lecture presented to advanced undergraduate students, University of Puerto Rico.  May 3, 1990.

  20. Vicente V.P. 1990.  Guest panelist Workshop: impacts of Hurricane Hugo on the marine natural systems of the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Blue Beard Castle, St. Thomas,  USVI.  May 15, 1990.  Participant.

  21. Tallevast, T., Vicente, V.P., Boulon, R., and J. Collazo.  1990. Telemetry of juvenile green turtles.  10th Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.  Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.  February, 1990.

  22. Vicente, V.P. 1989.  Guest scientist Workshop:  Marine Biological Diversity.  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, August 3-4, 1989.

  23. Vicente, V.P., 1990. Guest Speaker.  New records of commercial sponges in Puerto Rico.  16th Symposium of the Department of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  September  13 – 14, 1990.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  24. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Guest Speaker.  Coastal systems of the tropics.  Annual Convention of the National Science Teacher Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  November 30.

  25. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Guest Speaker. Uses and misuses of coastal resources in Puerto Rico.  Paper presented in the  IV Forum of Human Ecology.  Interamerican University.  November 5, 1990.

  26. Vicente, V.P.  1990.  Guest Speaker.  New records of commercial sponges in Puerto Rico.  16th symposium of the Department of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  September 13-14, 1990.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  27. Vicente, V.P. 1990.  Guest Speaker.  Marine studies conducted by the Caribbean Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Presented during the Intra-American Sea Marine Science Meeting of U.S. Experts.  December 17-19,  1990.  Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami, Florida.

  28. Vicente, V.P. 1991.  Studies on the feeding ecology of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata  in Puerto Rico.  Paper presented during the 11th   Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and conservation, Jekyll Island,   Georgia.  February 26, March 1, 1991.

  29. Vicente, V.P.  1991.  Guest Panelist, Ojeda Sin Limite, WAPA-TV program. Topic:  Endangered Species.  May, 1991.

  30. Vicente, V.P. 1991.  Guest Speaker.  The ecology of tropical sponges.  Seminar Series, Department of Biology, University of Puerto. September 30, 1991.  

  31. Vicente, V.P. 1991.  Guest Speaker.  The importance of benthic communities in the fisheries of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.  First Fisheries Conservation Conference.  October 22 – 24, 1991.  La Parguera, P.R.

  32. Vicente, V.P.  1991. Guest Speaker.  The problems of coral reefs at La Parguera, Puerto Rico.  17th Symposium of the Department of Natural  Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  November 14 – 15, 1991.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  33. Torres-Báez, P. and Vicente, V.P.  1991.  Ecological evaluation of some marine and terrestrial systems at Ceiba and Vieques Island after Hurricane Hugo.  17th  Symposium of the Department of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth  of  Puerto Rico.  November 14 – 15, 1991.  San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  34. Vicente, V.P. 1991.  Guest Speaker.  Status of the terrestrial and marine  systems of RRNS and Vieques Island.  Presentation given to the Environmental Engineering Division (Roosevelt Roads Naval Station).  November 26, 1991        

  35. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  Guest Speaker.  Seagrass beds of the world.  Annual Convention of the Honorary Society of Biology (Tri-Beta). February 15, 1992.

  36. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  Guest Speaker.  Characteristics of green turtle Chelonia mydas grazing grounds on some small Caribbean islands.  12th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium, Jekyll Island, Georgia. February 25, 1992.

  37. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  Guest Speaker.  Expected response of Caribbean coral reefs to disturbances associated with sea level rise.  International Workshop: “The Rising Challenge of the Sea.”  Sponsored by the World Meteorological Society, the United Nations Environment Program and the Venezuelan Ministry of the Environment, Venezuela, S.A.  March 9-13, 1992.  Service, U.S. Department of Interior.

  38. Vicente, V.P. 1992.  The Feeding ecology of the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata. Proceedings:  18th Symposium of the Natural Resources of Puerto Rico:  10pp. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  39. Vicente, V.P. Spongivory in Caribbean hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata.  Data from stranded specimens. Proceedings: 13th Annual Symposium on Marine Turtle Biology and Conservation. Jekyll Island, Georgia.  5pp.

  40. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  Littoral ecological stability and economic development in small island states:  the need for equilibrium.   25pp. Proceedings:  International Workshop on Small Island Oceanography in Relation to Sustainable Economic Development. Martinique, French Antilles.

  41. Vicente, V.P. 1993. Local coral extinctions:  ecological and economic impacts. Proceedings::  19th  Symposium on the Natural Resources of Puerto Rico:  8pp. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  42. Vicente, V.P. with C.E. Diez and R. van Dam 1993. Preliminary study of the feeding ecology of the hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Proceedings :  19th Symposium on the Natural Resources of Puerto Rico: 8pp. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  43. Vicente, V.P. 1993.  The role of seagrasses in estuarine systems. Proceedings: First Management Conference of the San Juan Bay Estuarine Program:  San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  44. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Guest Speaker.  Characterization of marine ecosystems within the Caribbean Region.  8th Forum on Human Ecology, March 23, 1994, Inter-American University, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

  45. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Guest Speaker.   Status of Caribbean coral reefs.  The first Symposium on Marine Ecology.  March 17, 1994.  University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

  46. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Guest Speaker.  Environmental problems associated with oil spills.  Annual Convention of the U.S. Propeller Club, held at San Juan, Puerto Rico.  March 31, 1994.

  47. Vicente, V.P. 1994. Guest Speaker.  Oil pollution in the Caribbean Sea. Seminar Series, Department of Environmental Sciences.

  48. Van Dam, R. C. Diez, Vicente, V.P. 1994. Growth, foraging and sex ratio of immature hawksbills at Mona Island, Puerto Rico.  FIRST PRICE Poster Session, 14th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium, Hilton Head, NC.

  49. Vicente, V.P. 1994.  Oil Pollution impact on the marine environment.  Extended Abstract, CFME Meeting, April 27, 1994, St. Thomas, USVI.  15 pp.

  50. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Submerged Habitats, Sea Turtles and Recovery Plans.  Proceedings:  XVIth Annual Sea Turtle Symposium.  February 27 – March 2, 1996.

  51. Vicente, V.P. 1996. Guest Speaker: Coral Reef Initiative Workshop, Jobos Bay, February 28, 1996.

  52. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Disturbios en Nuestros Sistemas Autotróficos Marinos:  Efectos y Remedios.  Proceedings:  XIV Symposium on the Flora and Fauna of the Caribbean.  May 5, 1995.

  53. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Honor Speaker. The Importance of Benthic Autotrophic Systems in the Management of Sea Turtle Populations.  Proceedings: XV Symposium of the Flora and Fauna of the Caribbean.

  54. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Guest Speaker.  Coastal Water Quality Problems:  Implications on the benthic communities of the San Juan Bay Estuary.

  55. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Presentation of the tourmaline Marine Reserve (West coast of Puerto Rico) proposed by the PRDNRE through the CZMP.  Paper presented during the Caribbean Fisheries management Council Meeting held at St. Croix.  August 13-14, 1996.

  56. Vicente, V.P. 1996.  Progress on the Flamenco/Luis Peña/Culebra Marine Reserve. Paper presented during the Caribbean Fisheries Management Council Meeting held at St. Thomas, March 25-28, 1996.  August 13-14, 1996.

  57. Vicente, V.P. 1995.  Long and Short Term Effects of Oceanographic Variables on Marine Resources within the Intra-America Sea.  CHAPMAN CONFERENCE ON THE CIRCULATION OF THE INTRA-AMERICAS SEA.  January 22-26, La Parguera, Puerto Rico.

  58. Vicente, V.P. 1995.  Honor Speaker. The Quality of our Waters.  First Conference on the Environmental Status of Puerto Rico.  Inter-American University. January 27, 1995.

  59. Vicente, V.P. and I. Laborde. 2005. First Successful Coral and Seagrass Transplants in the U.S. Caribbean. WFEO 2005 GENERAL ASSEMBLY. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  60. Vicente, V.P., I. Laborde and J. Rosario-Fabregas. 2007.  Evaluation of Seagrass Transplants as a Mitigation Measure. XXVI Symposium , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) . Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 24-25, 2007.   Extended Summary.

  61. Santos, R. O., V.P. Vicente. I.  Laborde. 2007. La utilización de sistemas de información geográfica y análisis (GIS) de multicriterios para diseñar una área de protección marina de multiuso en las bahías estuarinas de Guayanilla y Tallaboa. XXVI Symposium , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER)  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 24-25, 2007.   Extended Summary.

  62. Vicente, V.P., I. Laborde and J. Rosario-Fabregas. 2007.  Coral Transplants (Hexacorallia: Scleractinia) as Mitigation Measure in the LNG Terminal Pier of EcoEeléctrica as Mitigation Measure.  XXVI Symposium , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) .  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 24-25, 2007.   Extended Summary.

  63. Vicente, V.P., I. Laborde and A. Rivera. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2006 Presentation: Results and Conclusions of EcoElectrica’s Mitigation Studies . (1998-2006) November 8, 2006. San Juan Puerto Rico. 128pp.

  64. Vicente, V.P. 2010. EcoEléctrica’s BMPP Studies. EcoEléctrica/EPA Region 2.  BMPP Results. Presentation,  April 23, 2010. USEPA Region 2 New York, USA. 132 pp.

  65. Vicente, V.P. and I. Laborde. 2010. Coral Reefs, Seagrass beds, Plankton, Reef Fish, and Fisheries in Guayanilla and Tallaboa Bays. Symposium: Industry and the Marine Environment: Consistency or Change? November 17, 2010. InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

  66. Vicente, V.P. e I. Laborde. 2010. Mitigación como desagravio al desarrollo humano: mitigacion de impactos a praderas de yerbas marinas. Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores. Presentación. Octubre 1 de 2010. 48 pp.

  67. Vicente, V. P. 2013.  Keynote Speaker. Under the Surf: vulnerability and fate of the benthos. 8th International Multipurpose Reef & Surf Science Symposium. February 19-22, Rincón, Puerto Rico. IMPRS 2013 ABSTRACTS: 13-14.