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THE VEGETATION OF WISCONSIN

BOTANY/F&WECOL 455
Course Description

Ecology of Wisconsin plant communities: floristic composition, community structure; relationship to history, climate, soil, and geology; response to human perturbation.

Prerequisties
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
2.79

-9.22% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.97%

1.54% from Historical

A Rate
39.39%

-1.07% from Historical

Class Size
33

12.97% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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