As part of the science popularisation event “Science Comes to Town” held in Diocletian’s Cellars, the official launch of the project “Assessment of water availability in Mediterranean black pine forests (PINE-WATER)” was presented.

We presented the key role of black pine forests in maintaining the ecological balance of our karst to the general public, especially to younger audiences, in an interactive way. Through the presentation, we explained how complex interactions between trees, soil, and precipitation determine the dynamics of water and nutrient cycling, which is crucial for ecosystem survival under conditions of limited water resources.

In this way, through education and entertainment, the public became acquainted with the main goals that our scientific team will achieve within the PINE-WATER project.

U sklopu znanstveno-popularne manifestacije „Znanost dolazi u grad“ (eng. Science Comes to Town) održane u Dioklecijanovim podrumima, službeno je predstavljeno pokretanje projekta „Procjena dostupnosti vode u mediteranskim šumama crnog bora (PINE-WATER)“.

Javnosti, a posebice mlađoj publici, na interaktivan smo način približili ključnu ulogu šuma crnog bora u održavanju ekološke ravnoteže našeg krša. Kroz prezentaciju smo pojasnili kako složene interakcije između stabala, tla i oborina određuju dinamiku kruženja vode i hranjivih tvari, što je presudno za opstanak ekosustava u uvjetima ograničenih vodnih resursa.

Na taj je način javnost kroz edukaciju i zabavu upoznata s glavnim ciljevima koje će naš znanstveni tim ostvariti u sklopu PINE-WATER projekta.