The Effects of the Anthropocene on the Biosphere

Analyze the effects of the Anthropocene on the biosphere.

What is the Anthropocene? How does it differ from previous geologic periods? How has the carbon footprint affected the biosphere in the past 250 years? Is the damage caused by the carbon footprint irreversible? What can be done to save the earth from further damage? Synthesize at least four chapters from Elizabeth Kolbert’s “The Sixth Extinction” to develop your paper.