What other factors might limit the deer population

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Article : Thelarge white-tailed deer population in a forest reserve in Ontariohas caused concern about overgrazing that might lead to theextinction of plant and animal species found there. To manage thisexcessive deer population, forest personnel decided to introduceits natural predator, the wolf. In the year 1990, 2000 deerlivedwithin the reserve, and 10 wolves were flown into thisreserve. Population densities of white-tailed deer and wolves weremonitored for a 10-year period.

QUESTIONS:-

1) Is wolf predation a limiting factor in this forest reserve?Explain your reasoning.
2) What other factors might limit the deer population?
3) Explain how the number of wolves in the reserve is influenced bythe size of the deer population.

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