According to the data in the accompanying figure, the cause of the decline of the wolf population in 1982 was:a

a sharp decrease in food supply.
b. a decrease in the intrinsic rate of increase for the wolf population.
c. competition with a newly introduced predator.
d. introduction of a disease organism.
e. cannot be determined from the data provided.


e

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