Demonstrating the relationship between small-scale ephemeral oceanic fronts and phytoplankton community composition using a statistical modelling approach
A new study has developed a generative statistical approach to re-analyse a rare and highly variable phytoplankton dataset collected in a frontal zone south of the Atlantic Ocean.
Rebreather diving: autonomy and silence for underwater research
Article IRD Le Mag More discreet and autonomous than conventional diving, the use of rebreathers is opening up new depths for marine ecology research.Scuba diving has long been a popular activity in the marine [...].
Ocean structures (cyclones, anticyclones, etc.) influence the role of micro-organisms in CO2 sequestration in the deep ocean.
News CNRS Terre & Univers Thanks to a novel approach, an international team led by scientists from CNRS Terre & Univers has been able to quantify the distinct role played by micro-organisms [...].
Publication of a special issue devoted to the impacts of undersea volcanism on ocean chemistry, plankton dynamics and the carbon cycle
We are pleased to announce the publication of a special e-book issue, co-published by Frontiers in Marine Science and Frontiers in Microbiology. Coordinated by Sophie Bonnet (M.I.O) & Cécile Guieu (L.O.V), with [...]
Observation from space of a decline in plankton biomass in a nitrogen-fixation hotspot
CNRS Terre & Univers news A study by scientists at CNRS Terre & Univers (Laboratoire d'océanologie et de géosciences (LOG) & Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO- OSU Pythéas)), has revealed that the [...]
MIO Seminar - Erwann Quimbert - Thursday 29 January 2026 at 13:00 - OCEANOMED Amphitheatre
Erwann Quimbert, Director of the Ocean ODATIS data centre of the DATA TERRA Research Infrastructure, invited by Celine Quentin (MIO), will give a seminar on Thursday 29 January 2026 at 1pm, at [...].
MIO Seminar - Lauric Reynes - University of Hawaii - 26 January 2026 at 1:00 pm - OCEANOMED Amphitheatre
Lauric Reynes, our former thesis student, currently a young researcher at the University of Hawaii, will give a seminar on Monday 26 January 2026 from 1pm - Oceanomed Amphitheatre, on the [...]
Maths & Oceans: Mathematical modelling of marine biodiversity
The CNRS Mathematics Institute has just published an article on its website by Jean-Christophe Poggiale of the MIO on the mathematical methods and tools used to understand marine ecosystems, [...].
Special Prize 2025 of the Departmental Prize for Research in Provence: the video
Dr Guillaume Marchessaux, MIO IRD OSU Institut Pythéas, winner of the 2025 Special Prize in the Departmental Prize for Research in Provence, explains his work on the blue crab [...].
Congratulations to Lauralie Callens who defended her thesis on Friday 19 December 2025.
Lauralie Callens defended her thesis on Friday 19 December 2025 at the OCEANOMED Amphitheatre on the following subject: Impact of human actions on the marine environment: metallic contamination [...].