Jigsaw Puzzle : Velella - Planktonic Vessels

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Animation of the biosphere obtained from the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS

Dinoflagellate Ceratium ranipes grd mains (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Carte de la camapagne du navire oceanographique James COOK

Le trajet du bateau sur fond couleur de la mer.

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Instrumented buoy (Photo : Emilie Diamond)

Dinoflagellate Ceratium reflexum (Photo : Sophie Marro)

Profiling float (Photo : David Luquet)

Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Dinoflagellés Ceratium massiliense var protuberans (Photo : Sophie Marro)

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Colony of dinoflagellates Ceratium hexacanthum. In the video, one can observe the movement of the flagella. (Video : Sophie Marro)

Scientists collecting seawater samples from the rosette (Photo : Stacy Knapp, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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The seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as seen by a « water color » satellite (SeaWifs) in the Atlantic Ocean.

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This video describes how to perform the Ludion experiment and explains the physical processes involved.

Foraminifera Ruber (Photo : Fabien Lombard)

Phytoplankton bloom observed by the ocean color sensor MODIS onboard NASA satellite Terra in May 2010. The bloom spreads broadly in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay - Source : NASA's Earth Observatory (http:/earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

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Pelagia - Fearsome Jellyfish
Mauve jellies move in droves, their nasty stings feared by swimmers.

Vue sous-marine d'un groupe de mésocosmes montrant la structure de flottaison en surface (© Stareso)