Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
Ptéropodes - Mollusques qui nagent Les papillons des mers construisent de fragiles coquilles. Résisteront-elles à l’acidification des océans?
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Hemiaulus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva(Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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)
