The drastic reindeer population changes on St. Matthew Island appears to have ultimately been caused by

A) the absence of any predators.
B) the addition of a keystone species.
C) the narrow reliance of reindeer on just a single food species.
D) the introduction of grizzly bears to the island in 1962.


A

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