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You are a developer establishing an enclave of new homes in Jasper National Park, Alberta. You bulldoze approximately 100 acres, removing most of the native trees and shrubbery. You then lay down roads and build about 500 homes that will house as many as 2000 people. The local park scientists, who have been tagging and studying many animal populations in the area for a number of years, notice sudden declines in numbers.
-What is the type of interspecies interaction at play here?

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The sudden declines in animal populations after the development indicates competition for resources, as the animals' habitat has been significantly altered or destroyed, leading to increased competition for the remaining resources.

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