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About coral reefs (International Coral Reef Information Network, USA)

An introduction to coral, coral polyps and coral reefs.
http://www.coralreef.org/coralreefinfo/about.html

The Great Barrier Reef: Designed to survive (built to last?) (Australian Academy of Science)

Transcript of a talk that looks at research into the resilience of corals to environmental change.
http://www.science.org.au/events/publiclectures/os/hughes.htm

Australian Institute of Marine Science

• How the Great Barrier Reef was formed
  Describes how the reefs in north-eastern Australia have developed over the last 20,000 years.
  http://www3.aims.gov.au/pages/research/project-net/reefs/apnet-reefs01.html

• Fears of massive coral bleaching
  A 2002 summary of the effects of rising sea temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef.
  http://www3.aims.gov.au/pages/about/communications/backgrounders/20020130-coral-bleaching.html

• 2002 Coral bleaching
  Slides showing maps of increased sea temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef and photographs of unbleached and bleached corals.
  http://www3.aims.gov.au/pages/research/coral-bleaching/cb2002-gbr/cb2002-00.html

Coral bleaching and global climate change (CRC Reef Research Centre, Australia)

Includes background information about coral bleaching with a focus on the Great Barrier Reef.
http://www.reef.crc.org.au/publications/brochures/Bleachingfront.htm

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (transcripts)

• Ancient coral reefs (The Science Show, 14 October 2006)
  Looks at the impact of rapid climate change on coral reefs.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2006/1760541.htm#

• Corals in hot water (Earthbeat, 28 February 2004)
  Looks at a number of threats to corals from warmer ocean waters.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/stories/s1051359.htm

• Coral bleaching (New Dimensions, 4 September 2002)
  An interview with Dr Terry Done, an ecologist from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and Dr David Etheridge, an atmospheric scientist from CSIRO.
  http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_future/Transcripts/s667374.htm

• Beautiful one day (Four Corners, 22 April 2002)
  Reports on the risks the Great Barrier Reef faces. (There is a list of annotated links from this program available at Beautiful one day...related links.)
  http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s537725.htm

Coral bleaching: Current conditions report (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia)

Summarises the current bleaching situation on the Barrier Reef.
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/science/climate_change/conditions_report.html