Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
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)
Amphipode crustacean (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Gelatinous plankton Pelagia and Ctenophores (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Scientists collecting seawater samples from the rosette (Photo : Stacy Knapp, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Plankton
Plankton are a multitude of living organisms adrift in the currents.Our food, our fuel, and the air we breathe originate in plankton.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
