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"This could contribute to changing the way we see the ocean. "We most often talk about whales, coral reefs, and ice caps, but coccolithophores are a vital part of the planet's climate system.

The archipelago is vulnerable to climate change and is facing rising sea levels, the deterioration of the marine ecosystem -- particularly its coral reefs -- as well as landslides, flooding and drought.

Inspired by nature, her abstract forms look like extraterrestrial corals, otherworldly weeds and rare gemstones from far off planets.

The catastrophic flood from the Indian Ocean restored marine life in the Red, which persists in the coral reefs to the present.

Plantlife's annual survey found hundreds of new sites for pink waxcap and violet coral across the country, with North Yorkshire emerging as a "hotspot" for the fungi, the charity said.