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Death rates in a population, such as the Moose on Isle Royale, can be affected By?

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Moose numbers boomed during the wolf drop-off but have plunged since. Predation accounted for nearly 9 percent of deaths over the past year. Other factors were blood-sucking tick infestations and malnutrition caused by a shortage of balsam fir, the moose's primary winter food source.

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