Leonardo Bertini
MSc in Marine Biological Resources
Institute:
Natural History Museum, UK
Topic:
Coral growth and bioerosion
Supervisor(s):
Dr. Kenneth Johnson, Dr. Erica Hendy, and Dr. Tilo Burghardt
Growth rates and bioerosion of modern and Pliocene coral records using AI
Leonardo Bertini, based at the NHM in London, has a Bachelor in Oceanography (IOUSP, Brazil) and a joint Master in Marine Biological Resources (UGent, Belgium & UiB, Norway). He has conducted research using Earth System modelling to assess biogeochemical timescales of climate change onset and recovery in the North Atlantic and has also used coral 3D photogrammetry to look at the relationship between coral 3D complexity metrics and fish assemblages in the Chagos Archipelago.
Within 4D-REEF, Leo will develop a high-throughput analysis pipeline to measure growth and bioerosion in massive corals using µCT and AI, teaming up with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol (UK). His research goals include decoupling anthropogenic and natural effects of turbidity on growth and bioerosion rates, ultimately comparing these to the Pliocene fossil record, when turbid corals also experienced global warming, to better understand the future of the Coral Triangle.
Key publications
- Rutterford A, Bertini L, Hendy EJ, Johnson KG, Summerfield R, Burghardt, T. (2022) Towards the analysis of coral skeletal density-banding using deep learning. SN Applied Sciences 4, 38. doi: 10.1007/s42452-021-04912-x
Blogs by Leonardo Bertini:
4D-Reef at the 15th International Coral Reef Symposium
Where do we even begin, it's the largest gathering of reef minds on Earth, the International Coral Reef Symposium! (ICRS for those of you in
Some interesting samples from the Leiden collections
By Leonardo Bertini (ESR at Natural History Museum London) I had a closer look at some of the samples that Prof. Willem Renema’s team from
Remote collaborations with Naturalis Biodiversity Center
By Leonardo Bertini (ESR at Natural History Museum London) Since being in lockdown, the Natural History Museum London has continued to work with our partner
My first day back at the NHM Collections
By Leonardo Bertini (ESR at Natural History Museum London) After many months of working from home, I was very excited to get to visit the