Theory 59/Mountain & Alpine/Alpine grassland
Alpine Carbon Balances Season and Grazing
The claim
Alpine grassland carbon is set by the ratio of growing season to grazing pressure rather than by temperature.
01Mechanism
Carbon accumulates over a short season and is removed by herbivores; the ratio determines the net balance.
02Prediction
Carbon should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Carbon tracking temperature would remove grazing.