Severe warming alters biomass allocation and enhances ecosystem respiration in an alpine grassland: evidence from a short-term mesocosm experiment
Federica D’Alò, Angela Augusti, Carlotta Volterrani, Maurizio Sarti, Alexandru Milcu, Sébastien Devidal, Clément Piel, Leonardo Montagnani, Ilaria Fracasso, Olga V. Gavrichkova
This study shows that severe warming increases aboveground biomass and alters carbon fluxes in alpine grasslands, potentially shifting them from carbon sinks to sources.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology