Préparation et mise à l'eau des mésocosmes sur le ponton de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche lors de l'expérience menée en rade de Villefranche en février 2013 (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium pentagonum var robustum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Drifting profiling floats in the Atlantic
Underwater glider (Photo : David Luquet)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
The research vessel "James COOK"
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
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)
Rosette for collecting seawater samples
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
