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NYC_SKP

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4. Here's a bit more, might be repetitive.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 05:27 PM

Jan 2015

Your link wasn't loading very fast, so I found this other article.

http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2009/05/17/icebergs-are-hotspots-for-life/

Short read but interesting, the bergs carry nutrients and as they melt these become available, so ecosystems develop all around them.

It stands to reason, and it explains why we so often see bird activity around them.

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How Icebergs Work [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 OP

Wow, first we find life around insanely hot deep ocean vents... NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #1

Ran across this on Twitter today and it caught my interest Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #2

Here's a bit more, might be repetitive. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #4

Thank you! Fascinating stuff! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #7

I like them shenmue Jan 2015 #3

We'll get the oportunity... jen1980 Jan 2015 #5

Iceberg! Iceberg! AlbertCat Jan 2015 #6