Deer are an integral component in the food chain, from their role as grazers/browsers of wildland plants to their role as prey species to California's top carnivores particularly the mountain lion, black bear, coyote, and golden eagle.
(Deer; are; an integral component in the food chain, from their role as grazers/browsers of wildland plants to their role as prey species to California's top carnivores)
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an integral component in the food chain, from their role as grazers/browsers of wildland plants to their role as prey species to California's top carnivores