Appendicularia Oikopleura dioica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Average chlorophyll concentration in the surface ocean (from mi-September 1997 to August 2007) from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS (NASA). Subtropical gyres, in the center of the oceanic basins, are characterized by very low concentrations of chlorophyll a (dark blue) - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.
Illustration in synthesized images of the seasons of the ocean: a year from the Arctic - Animation Clement Fontana
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
