Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS
Dinoflagellates Ceratium platycorne var platycorne (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Velella - Planktonic Vessels
Colonies of polyps transported by prevailing winds, velella drift at the surface of warm seas.
Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Mollusk (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Diatom genus Cylindrotheca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium extensum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Foraminifera (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant un plongeur récoltant les pièges à sediment (© Stareso)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Ocean color satellites travel around the Earth at an altitude of about 700 to 800 km.
Diatom genus Coscinodiscus (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium furca (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Acantharia (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
