Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Elephant seal equipped with a sensor
Prélèvements d'eau des mésocosmes pour analyses, lors de l'expérience menée en Corse en juin/juillet 2012 (© A. Ree, PML)
Jellyfish Leuckaztiara octona (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Carte bathymétrique mondiale
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)
Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK
Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.
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)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium carriense var volans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Jellyfish Aequorea aequorea (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Carte bathymétrique de la Mer Méditerranée
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Foraminifera Orbulina universa and mollusk larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
