Villefranche-sur-Mer in stormy weather, winter 2011 - Photo : J.-M. Grisoni
Gelatinous plankton salpes and Beroe (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)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium gravidum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium praelongum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
The research vessel "James COOK"
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom species Odontella mobiliensis (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Les mésocosmes déployés dans la rade de Villefranche (© L. Maugendre, LOV)
Diatom genus Chaetoceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The various components of a profiling float type PROVOR
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
