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Ronald E. McRoberts, L. David Mech, Rolf O. Peterson, The Cumulative Effect of Consecutive Winters' Snow Depth on Moose and Deer Populations: A Defence, Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 64, No. 1 (Jan., 1995), pp. 131-135
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