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The main objective of the AquiPondSys project is to improve the understanding of the role of groundwater in the formation and maintenance of different types of ponds and lagoons, considering both their ecological quality and their resilience and adaptation to climate change. Complementarily, from a methodological point of view, this project aims to test innovative methodologies to assess all these processes.

To achieve these overall objectives, three Work Packages (WP) are planned and Specific Goals (SG) for each WP, as well as their Principal Investigators (PI) responsible of them, have been defined:

WP1- Determination of the origin and evolution of ponds and lagoons.

SG1.1- Geophysical characterization of the Albera ponds systems. PI responsible: C. Roqué (UdG).

SG1.2- Analysis of the dependence on regional and/or local groundwater fluxes in ponds and lagoons to determine their resilience to climate change. PI responsible: A. Menció (UdG) with the assistance of A. Alorda (UAB).

WP2- The role of the aquifer-pond dynamics in pollution occurrence, processes and effects

SG2.1- Determination of the effects of pulse vs continuous nitrogen inputs in aquifer-pond systems. PI responsible: A. Menció (UdG) with the collaboration of N. Perujo (UFZ) and V. Amore (UdG).

SG2.2- Modeling hydrological and ecological dynamics in coastal lagoons to identify critical points of management practices. PI responsible: X. Casamitjana (UdG).

WP3- Data management, communication and dissemination of the results

SG3.1- Definition and development of the data management plan (DMP) and of the dissemination and communication plan (DCP). PI responsible: A. Menció, C. Roqué and the collaboration of D. Brusi (UdG).

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