Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Ecosystems (SPICE)

1. Coastal Seas
2. Rivers and estuaries
3. Peatlands
4. Coral Reefs
5. Seagrass Beds
6. Mangrove forests
7. Coastal bays/Megacities
8. Environmental history
9. Aquaculture and marine renewable energies
10. Governance of coastal and marine ecosystems

Tim Jennerjahn is a Senior Scientist and head of the working group “Ecological Biogeochemistry” at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research in Bremen, Germany. Dr. Jennerjahn trained in geology and biogeochemistry at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on the biogeochemical response of coastal aquatic systems to environmental change. He coordinates and participates in collaborative interdisciplinary research projects in Indonesia, India, Brazil, China, and Vietnam, and has conducted numerous expeditions. His research has been published in various journals and books. He currently teaches at the University of Bremen and in partner universities abroad, where he serves as thesis supervisor for students from Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. He is also an Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
Dr. Tim Rixen is a biogeochemist working on the carbon cycle in the ocean and in tropical coastal ecosystems. He is heading the carbon cycle and nutrient group at ZMT and is teaching at the University in Bremen and Hamburg where he represents the chair in Biogeochemistry. He coordinated and participated in various national and international projects and served as a member in international synthesis groups and steering committees. His most recent key publications in the context of the planned books are:
Rixen, T., Baum, A., Wit, F., Samiaji, J. (2016) Carbon leaching from tropical peat soils and consequences for carbon balances. Frontiers in Earth Science 4.
Wit, F., Muller, D., Baum, A., Warneke, T., Pranowo, W.S., Muller, M., Rixen, T. (2015) The impact of disturbed peatlands on river outgassing in Southeast Asia. Nat Commun 6.
Professor Hari Eko Irianto, Ph.D., is director of the Research and Development Center for Marine and Fisheries Product Processing and Biotechnology (RDCMFP2B), Indonesia as well as a Research Professor in fisheries post-harvest technology at RDCMFP2B, and an Academic Professo