In 1970 the deer population of an island forest reserve about 518 square kilometers in size was about 2000 animals. Although the island had excellent vegetation for feeding, the food supply obviously had limits. Thus the forest management personnel feared that overgrazing might lead to mass starvation. Since the area was too remote for hunters, the wildlife service decided to bring in natural predators to control the deer population. It was hoped that natural predation would keep the deer population from becoming too large and also increase the deer quality (or health), as predators often eliminate the weaker members of the herd. In 1971, ten wolves were flown into the island. The data collected during this program are shown in the following table. The Population Change is the number of deer born minus the number of deer that died during that year. Fill in the last column for each year. The first has been calculated for you. Then graph the deer and wolf populations on the graph below. Use one color to show deer populations and another color to show wolf populationsWhat is a density-dependent limiting factor?When do density-dependent factors operate most strongly?List four density-dependent limiting factors?Describe what happened to the deer and wolf populations between 1971 and 1980.What happened to the deer population when the number of wolves was low?What do you think would have happened to the deer on the island had wolves NOT been introduced? Explain your answer.What is the relationship between the deer and the wolves on the island?Is the number of deer on the island a density-dependent or density-independent limiting factor for the wolf? Explain your answer. LEFT Y AXISRIGHT Y AXISNumber ofDeerDeerWolfDeerYearPredationStarvationPopulationChange+300PopulationPopulation197119721012Offspring8009204004801002402,0002,3002,5002,3602,2242,0941,9681,9161,9521,000944996197316640500197419751976197722288801,12096018026224836217888401978187667201979198019780760191,972790760281251024882724662444242226252423782356233423222312229021WOLVES2268224620222419220221801821581721361621142092152070204814202620041312198219601119381019711973197619771979198019161972197419751978DEERWOLVES

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In 1970 the deer population of an island forest reserve about 518 square kilometers in size was about 2000 animals. Although the island had excellent vegetation for feeding, the food supply obviously had limits. Thus the forest management personnel feared that overgrazing might lead to mass starvation. Since the area was too remote for hunters, the wildlife service decided to bring in natural predators to control the deer population. It was hoped that natural predation would keep the deer population from becoming too large and also increase the deer quality (or health), as predators often eliminate the weaker members of the herd. In 1971, ten wolves were flown into the island. The data collected during this program are shown in the following table. The Population Change is the number of deer born minus the number of deer that died during that year. Fill in the last column for each year. The first has been calculated for you. Then graph the deer and wolf populations on the graph below. Use one color to show deer populations and another color to show wolf populations

What is a density-dependent limiting factor?
When do density-dependent factors operate most strongly?
List four density-dependent limiting factors?
Describe what happened to the deer and wolf populations between 1971 and 1980.
What happened to the deer population when the number of wolves was low?
What do you think would have happened to the deer on the island had wolves NOT been introduced? Explain your answer.
What is the relationship between the deer and the wolves on the island?
Is the number of deer on the island a density-dependent or density-independent limiting factor for the wolf? Explain your answer.