Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Rhizosolenia (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
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)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Ctenaria Eucharis multicornis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes (© Stareso)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (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.
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
