Reduction of/ in population of mice can lead to the death of wovles, since there is not enough food to feed on.
Thank you so much for your response.
I have a feeling that "reduction of" is more pro-active (it was done by an external force) and "reduction in" is more passive (it happened naturally on its own).
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