The Great Barrier Reef Collapse - A Research History

Great Barrier Reef Undergoing a 'Complete Ecosystem Collapse', Scientists Say
(Ada CARR, The Weather Channel; July 22, 2016)
https://weather.com/science/environment/news/great-barrier-reef-queensland-australia-coral-bleaching-complete-ecosystem

Best Protected Barrier Reef Corals are now Dead
(John Upton, ClimateCentral; June 1, 2016)
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/great-barrier-reef-corals-now-dead-20403

Great Barrier Reef:  Half of Natural Wonder is 'dead or dying', and it is on the brink of extinction, Scientists say (Andrew GRIFFIN, Independent; April 20, 2016)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/great-barrier-reef-half-of-natural-wonder-is-dead-or-dying-and-it-is-on-the-brink-of-extinction-a6992411.html

Great Barrier Reef an 'unfolding disaster' as World Heritage Site is on brink of collapse
(Hannah OSBORNE, International Business Times; March 19, 2015)
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/great-barrier-reef-unfolding-disaster-world-heritage-site-brink-collapse-1492733

Humans caused Historic Great Barrier Reef Collapse 
(Tia GHOSE, LiveScience.com; November 6, 2012)
http://www.livescience.com/24583-historic-great-barrier-reef-collapse.html

Selected Research Articles:

The 27-year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes
(DE'ATH et al., 2012)
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/44/17995.full.pdf

Coral Reefs under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
(HOEGH-GULDBERG et al., 2007)
http://208.180.30.233/lib/reefs_endangered.071214.pdf

Global Trajectories of the Long-Term Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems
(PANDOLFI et al., 2003)
https://imedea.uib-csic.es/master/cambioglobal/Modulo_III_cod101608/Human%20impacts%20and%20trophic%20interactions/Pandolfi%20et%20al%20Science%202003%20global%20trajectories%20of%20coral%20reef%20decline.pdf