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Deployment of a net to collect organisms that live in the water column (collectively called plankton).

2QUA Project

The 2Qua project assesses the quality and quantity of water in reservoirs and raises awareness among local populations about this issue. A multidisciplinary team will conduct an integrated assessment with various ecological analyses complemented by remote sensing tools to identify responsive indicators of water quality and quantity. Stakeholders in this issue will be engaged through a citizen science plan.

Team

FCUP Team

SaraAntunes_

Sara Antunes (Principal Investigator)

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

CeciliaGuerra_

Cecília Guerra

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Nuno_

Nuno Formigo

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

Catarina_

Catarina Guimarães

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

IvoPinto_

Ivo Pinto

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

BárbaraDiogo_

Barbara Diogo

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

RitaGonçalves_

Rita Gonçalves

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto

UMinho Team

BrunoCastro_

Bruno Castro

University
of Minho

Giorgio_

Giorgio Pace

University
of Minho

Sara2_

Sara Rodrigues

University
of Minho

Simão Freitas

Simão Freitas

University
of Minho

External consultants

APA_

Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)

JesúsDelegido_

Jesús Delegido
(University of Valencia)

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Albufeira da Aguieira. © Fr3shlab
Aguieira Reservoir. © Fr3shlab
Zooplâncton. © Tiago Paralta
Zooplankton. © Tiago Paralta
Lixo na albufeira da Aguieira. © Tiago Paralta
Trash in the Aguieira reservoir. © Tiago Paralta
Recolha de fitoplâncton e zooplâncton. © Tiago Paralta
Collection of phytoplankton and zooplankton. © Tiago Paralta
Mapa da albufeira do Alto Rabagão, derivado de imagens Sentinel-2. © Geissiellen Lauriuchi
Map of the Alto Rabagão reservoir, derived from Sentinel-2 images. © Geissiellen Lauriuchi
Sessão especial no AIL Bilbao 2026, proposta por membros do 2Qua. © Fr3shlab
Special session at AIL Bilbao 2026, proposed by members of 2Qua. © Fr3shlab

Partner organizations

2Qua project - Water Quality and Quantity, the challenge for the present and future

Project 2Qua (Operation nr. 15807 | COMPETE2030-FEDER-00691600) is supported by European funds, through COMPETE2030, and national funds, through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.17517.ICDT).

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2Qua project - Water Quality and Quantity, the challenge for the present and future

Project 2Qua (Operation nr. 15807 | COMPETE2030-FEDER-00691600) is supported by European funds, through COMPETE2030, and national funds, through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.17517.ICDT).

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