Coral Bleaching links

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 :-)