2018 All-Scientists’ Meeting Sessions and times are now confirmed. Locations may change, but will be updated on Sched.
**Please Note: If you sync you calendar, sessions will appear in your local time zone. This can be confusing until you arrive on site (when your local time zone will be the correct one).**
Humans have altered the planet in possibly irreversible ways, prompting the idea of the Anthropocene. There are both indirect and direct effects of the Anthropocene on the environment. Indirect effects (e.g., increased greenhouse gases) can affect protected and unprotected areas. However, direct effects (e.g., overfishing) can be prevented in protected areas. This workshop will discuss the hypothesis that protected areas are more resistant/resilient to anthropogenic forces than unprotected areas because they do not experience as many direct human effects. As many LTER sites are protected, we will explore available data to assess the differential impacts of the Anthropocene on protected vs. unprotected areas in a variety of ecosystems.