# BOTANY 250: Forests and Humans: From the Midwest to Madagascar | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### importer version

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### built at

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### term

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### departments

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| INTEGART  | 7     |
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| NTP       | 11    |
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| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
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| PHYTHER   | 37    |
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| RHABMED   | 9     |
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| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## course

### run id

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### semester

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### observed at

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### record version id

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### course id

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### catalog version id

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

FORESTS AND HUMANS: FROM THE MIDWEST TO MADAGASCAR

### description

Provides an overview of the geography, ecology, and economic importance of the world's forest biomes. Learn how climate influences vegetation and, in-turn, how forests impact global climate. Meet scientists working to understand the astounding biodiversity and ecological complexity of forest ecosystems, and how these ecosystems support human life. Discuss the threats to forest ecosystems around the world, and hear from the people trying to protect them. Emphasizes the forest resources and services upon which humans depend, and how we can maintain these resources into the future. Analyze the idea of "sustainability" when it comes to forest management, hear alternative viewpoints about what this word means, and discuss potential trade-offs and conflicts. Look at the many real-world programs in place at the global, national, and local level to sustainably manage forests.

### requirements text

None

### credit offering ids

None recorded.

### llm job id

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### llm search status

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### llm summary

Overview of forest biomes, ecology, and their relationship with human sustainability and climate.

### llm topics

* Forest biomes geography and ecology
* Forest biodiversity and complexity
* Sustainable forest management programs
* Climate and vegetation interactions

### llm skills

* Analyze sustainability in forest management
* Discuss threats to forest ecosystems
* Understand climate-vegetation interactions

### llm assumed background

None recorded.

### llm search phrases

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* global climate
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### llm requirements status

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### llm student summary status

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### llm experience status

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### catalog variants

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### student summary

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#### course id

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#### current instructors

None recorded.

#### difficulty workload

Historical reviews of Catherine Woodward: Students must work consistently to succeed, and the course involves an okay amount of work.

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#### errors

None recorded.

#### historical context

Historical reviews of Catherine Woodward: Catherine Woodward is described as an okay professor with standard work and help resources. Reviewers note that consistent effort is required to avoid poor grades, and her slow grading turnaround is a specific concern.

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#### quick take

Historical reviews of Catherine Woodward: The course requires consistent effort to avoid poor grades, though the workload and support resources are described as standard.

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#### student experience

Historical reviews of Catherine Woodward: A significant frustration is the professor's exceptionally slow pace in correcting exams and papers and handing out grades.

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#### teaching history

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#### term name

2026 Fall

#### version

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#### notes

* Display fallback using original requirements text; not an LLM-parsed rule.

#### root

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#### status

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### instructors

None recorded.

### offerings

None recorded.

### sections

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### grade instructors

None recorded.

### grades

None recorded.

### statistics

#### graded

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#### counts

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_cfa7304e548ee50ae68bb170-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## instructor Trends

None recorded.

## following

None recorded.