Siphonophores Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Ciliate (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
The research vessel "Marion Dufresne"
Dinoflagellate Ceratium teresgyr (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Satellite observation (GEOS-12) of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 in the Gulf of Mexico - Source : NASA-NOAA
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Squid larva (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
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)
Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)
Siphonophore (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium candelabrum var depressum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Krill (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Jellyfish Pelagia noctilica (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)
