For this task we needed to state the different cause and effects of a recent article that my reading group read. Take a look!
Graphic Whale Organizers:
Cause
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Effect
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Running low on whale poop
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Carbon-dioxide absorbing plankton die
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Years of overexploitation of whale meat and blubber
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Populations of whales plummet
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Phytoplanktons dying out.
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Disturbs the ecosystem's food chain.
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Iron in short supply
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Phytoplankton can’t grow.
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Whales can only defecate near the surface
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Its nearby where the phytoplankton need them.
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Whales defecate
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Help plankton grow.
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Whales continue to defecate iron
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Removes 200,000 tonnes of carbon per year.
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Adult blue whales consume two tonnes of krill per day.
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More poop for Phytoplankton
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Japanese allows whaling
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Whales near to extinction, leading to no food for phytoplankton
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