{"id":5275,"date":"2023-07-13T07:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T07:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?page_id=5275"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:42:53","slug":"mecc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oavcris.ubd.edu.bn\/?page_id=5275","title":{"rendered":"MECC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5275\" class=\"elementor elementor-5275\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8b82a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8b82a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2765107\" data-id=\"2765107\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14b2762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14b2762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d765ded\" data-id=\"d765ded\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7496d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad7496d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marine Ecosystem and Climate Change (MECC) Research Group<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5b48c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5b48c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce926a0\" data-id=\"ce926a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f07069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f07069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chair:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: inherit;\"><b>Professor David John Marshall<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Secretary:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: inherit;\"><b>Dr Stefan Herwig Godeke<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: inherit;\">Dep. Chair:<b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"text-align: inherit;\"><b>Professor Takaomi Arai<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>AP Dr Basilios Tsikouras&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>AP Dr Mansoob Khan&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>AP Dr Lim Lee Hoon<br><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr Hussein Taha<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr Haziq Jamil<br><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr Pooja Shivanand Breh<br><\/b><\/li><li><b>Dr Nurul Amajida Haji Roslim<\/b><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:research.mecc@ubd.edu.bn\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">research.mecc@ubd.edu.bn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cac0f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cac0f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d31774\" data-id=\"9d31774\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20575d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20575d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Marine Ecosystem and Climate Change Research Group<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32121f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32121f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d63d387\" data-id=\"d63d387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b836d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b836d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The newly-formed MECC brings together UBD researchers, students and international collaborators with common interests in the conservation and management of Brunei\u2019s marine ecosystems. This is a timely effort considering the disproportionate and extraordinary threat currently placed on natural marine ecosystems by growing industrialization and urban population expansion. Specific research thrusts of the group include marine biodiversity studies, environmental monitoring, climate change stressors and responses, mariculture, and habitat reclamation. So far we have received seed grant funding, and plan to seek major grants to improve our experimental research facilities as well as build an outdoor marine aquarium system. We encourage researchers with relevant interests to contact the Lead.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfd7df7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfd7df7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-202fb61\" data-id=\"202fb61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1d060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d1d060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>MECC Research Thrust:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2501b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2501b92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cabd148\" data-id=\"cabd148\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-899059d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"899059d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b8631d\" data-id=\"9b8631d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Marine Biodiversity:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To build baseline datasets and records of present and historical (fossil) benthic and pelagic species, including molecular records. <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Comprehensive datasets should aid conservation management, understanding of connectivity in the South China Sea, the recruitment of taxa to and within Brunei\u2019s marine waters, and the identification of threatened taxa.<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><!--[endif]--><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The taxonomic expertise of group members includes that of invertebrates, gastropods, fishes, sea grasses, algae and foraminiferans.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c82755\" data-id=\"8c82755\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb32dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb32dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Enviromental Monitoring<\/span><\/p><ul><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To monitor temporal change in marine ecosystems. Monitoring using instruments or biological approaches should aid understanding of the pace of change in the physical marine environments.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">This should facilitate building datasets of abiotic parameters in marine habitats, as well as mapping, ground-truthing, remote-sensing and satellite-imaging of the local marine ecosystems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8949de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8949de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b65d863\" data-id=\"b65d863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1de79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1de79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Ecological Processes, Local Anthropogenic Stressors and Global Change<\/span><\/p><ul><li>To understand the interaction between local anthropogenic factors (marine pollution) and global change (tempertaure and acidification) on marine animals and ecosystems. Studies should contribute to theoretical frameworks, but also the generation of knowledge and new applications.<\/li><li>Studies should further contribute to understanding of the impacts of local and global changes on ecological processes and communities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e263d3c\" data-id=\"e263d3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b099e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b099e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; 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