Surface chlorophyll a concentration in the Mediterranean Sea.
Siphonophore Forskalia formosa (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of diatoms genus Bacillaria whose single cells slide against each other (Video : Sophie Marro)
Dinoflagellate Ceratium azoricum (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Instrumented buoy (Photo : David Luquet)
Copepode Coryceide (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
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)
Ctenaria Lampetia pancerina (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Colony of salps Salpa fusiformis (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Embryos and larvae
Drifting in the currents, embryos and larvae perpetuate the species and are food for multitudes.
Dinoflagellate Ceratium macroceros var macroceros (Photo : Sophie Marro)
Sea Urchin - Planktonic Origins
Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins.
Salpes - La vie enchaînée
Bien que d’apparence primitive, les salpes sont de proches ancêtres des poissons. Lorsque les algues abondent, les salpes prolifèrent en de longues chaînes d’individus clonés.
Tunicata Pyrosoma (Photo : Fabien Lombard)
Seasonal evolution of the chlorophyll a concentration as obtained by the ocean color sensor SeaWiFS in the Atlantic Ocean.
Deployment of a profiling float (Photo : Jean-Jacques Pangrazi)
Les mésocosmes attirent les poissons ! (© Stareso)
