News Earth Icebergs can be biological hot spots By Sid Perkins July 2, 2007 at 12:11 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Material scraped off land by glaciers and carried to sea by icebergs nourishes life in frigid Antarctic waters. BIOLOGY AHOY! Icebergs near Antarctica anchor thriving ecosystems, thanks to nutrients released by melting ice. K. Reisenbichler Late in 2005, oceanographers conducted separate biological surveys near two large icebergs in the South Atlantic.