Detail of the practical courses: “integrated experimental approaches”
PC 1: Sampling preparation – CTG Observation
- Slicing core/ CTG labelling (E. Geslin/ E. Beneteau/J. Bernhard)
- Sample Sieving (explanation of ludox treatment)
- Observation of living foraminifera (pseudopods, activity, burrow)
PC 2: Living foraminifera – Respiration rate
- Fluorescence observation (CTG, Flec)
- O2 respiration rates/photosynthesis: Measurement in dark conditions
- O2 respiration rates: Calculation
PC 3: Geochemistry
- O2 profiles : measurement
- O2 profiles : calculation