The Indonesia-German initiative on Earth System Research “Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems” (SPICE) Phase I was conducted from 2003 to 2007. The program included field trips to Segara Anakan, Cilacap, Central Java, which lies between 108”46' - 109”03' E and 7935” - 748” S, and laboratory works in the University of Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED) Purwoke…