The graph below is a record of the population size of reindeer on one of the Pribilof Islands off the coast of Alaska where they were introduced in 1911. If it is known that the availability of winter forage determines the carrying capacity for reindeer, what can be interpreted from this graph?
A) The population crashed due to overgrazing by the reindeer.
B) An environmental resistance factor like disease caused the population to decline somewhat.
C) Some reindeer were lost to predation by wolves
D) Some reindeer emigrated to another island.
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