Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Coccolithophore (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
Phytoplankton bloom observed in the Barents Sea (North of Norway) in August 2010 by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Aqua. Changes in ocean color result from modifications in the phytoplankton composition and concentration. The green colors are likely associated with the presence of diatoms. The shades of light blue result from the occurrence of coccolithophores, phytoplankton organisms that strongly reflect light due to their chalky shells - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium tripos (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche en face de l'observatoire océanologique de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Annelid worm (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)