Diatoms - Life in glass houses

Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana

Préparation des mésocosmes sur le ponton du laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)

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Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Antarctic - Animation Clement Fontana

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This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.

Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Rosette used to collect seawater samples during a scientific cruise in the South Pacific Ocean. During the austral summer, the amount of chlorophyll a is so low that the water becomes deep blue, almost purple. (Photo : Joséphine Ras)