A small group of mice were released on an island.The island previously had no mice on it,but had abundant food and no predators.After several years of growth,the size of the new island population stabilizes.However,at this point a hurricane drastically reduces the population.How would you describe the situation?

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The hurricane is a density-independent factor that drastically reduced the population, meaning that the population size was regulated by factors unrelated to the density of the population, such as natural disasters. Therefore, the new population size is a result of density-independent regulation.

A Small Group of Mice Were Released on an Island