Odysseus Logo

Virginia Tech

FREC-2004: Forest Ecosystems

Description: Introduction to forest ecosystem ecology. Global forest cover, types, distribution, and change. Relationships among forest structure, function, and biodiversity. Interactions among rock, soil, water, air, and the organisms that define and inhabit forests around the world. Energy, water, carbon, and nutrient fluxes from leaf to global scales. Connections among forests, society, and global change. Capacity of forests to sustainably provide ecosystem services.

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: FREC-3754, FREC-4354, WATR-3754

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.62 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.45%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.15%

Brian Strahm202472.1%23.0%3.7%0.9%0.2%0.2%3.6213

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Term050% W