It looks like the links in the blog are miss behaving.
Let's see if they will work here. I have also added the links to the Facebook posts made during the week.
Mass bleaching - Reef Resilience (keep up top)
www.reefresilience.org/coral-reefs/stressors/bleaching/mass-bleaching/
Nursing the ocean back to health
www.nature.com/scitable/blog/saltwater-science/nursing_the_ocean_back_to
Deep Barrier Reef coral documented for the first time by Queensland scientists (2015)
www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-25/deep-barrier-reef-coral-documented-for-first-time/6149010
Great Barrier reef bleaching stats are bad enough without media misreporting (about third)
theconversation.com/great-barrier-reef-bleaching-stats-are-bad-enough-without-media-misreporting-58283
Genetic secrets of algae
www.aims.gov.au/docs/media/latest-news/-/asset_publisher/EnA5gMcJvXjd/content/genetic-secrets-of-algae-provide-vital-insight-into-coral-bleaching
The largest coral atoll in the world lost 80% of its coral to bleaching
thinkprogress.org/the-largest-coral-atoll-in-the-world-lost-80-percent-of-its-coral-to-bleaching-168ba23b0562#.zeiwzt526
Climate-related death of coral around world alarms scientists
www.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/world/asia/climate-related-death-of-coral-around-world-alarms-scientists.html?_r=1
El Nino's warmth devastating reef worldwide
www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/el-ni-o-s-warmth-devastating-reefs-worldwide
NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Easy explanations and links to education pages. The program's satellite data provides current reef environmental conditions to identify areas at risk for coral bleaching.
Coral polyps photo reference
oceanservice.noaa.gov/
Eco-evo lab
Zooxanthellae - symbiotic algae photo reference
www.ecoevolab.com/research/geomicrobiology-of-pristine-environments
XL Catlin Seaview Survey
Has excellent before and after photos of bleached reefs and other marine pics
www.globalcoralbleaching.org
Coral Growth Forms - University of Queensland
In nature there are always exceptions. Have a look at this video of some corals on the Great Barrier Reef, including one that is a single coral polyp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdmIQe-gLQ
National Geographic - 93% of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering
news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160420-coral-bleaching-australia-map-climate-change/
Bright spots shine light on the future of coral reefs
www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2016/06/bright-spots-shine-light-future-of-coral-reefs
REFERENCES and LINKS
I used Tropical Reef course notes plus these websites .
http://www.nature.com/news/mass-coral-death-drives-efforts-to-identify-resilient-reefs-1.20080?utm_content=bufferbd7f8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2016/06/bright-spots-shine-light-future-of-coral-reefs
http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/media/latest-news/-/asset_publisher/EnA5gMcJvXjd/content/genetic-secrets-of-algae-provide-vital-insight-into-coral-bleaching
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006324
There are so many more I could add but you will end up will coral overload like me :-)