If increased snowfall during the winter makes it difficult for reindeer to access their less nutritious food sources, they would likely need to move to other areas to compete for resources. This response reflects the adaptability of reindeer to seek food sources when their usual foraging grounds are rendered less accessible due to environmental changes.
During the Siberian summer, reindeer graze on young roots, fungi, grass, and other vegetation. In the cold winter months, they migrate south and rely on available, but less nutritious food, such as lichen. Increased snowfall during the entire winter in southern areas would result in reindeer having to
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return to their summer feeding area.
return to their summer feeding area.
hibernate until the snows have stopped.
hibernate until the snows have stopped.
hunt for organisms such as small rodents.
hunt for organisms such as small rodents.
move to other areas to compete for resources.
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