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Julia Fortune is a PhD candidate in the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) under the supervision of Prof. Karen Gibb, Dr Edward Butler (AIMS) and Dr Mirjam Kaestli (CDU/Menzies School of Health Research). Her research aims to understand the importance of nutrient processing in Darwin Harbour, determine implications to water quality and inform measures necessary to maintain important ecosystems services provided by tropical marine environments. Julia currently works as a Senior Scientist with the Aquatic Health Unit of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Darwin. Julia previously worked in environmental management roles with industry prior to having positions in science communications, policy, planning and assessment roles with NTG. Julia holds a Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Melbourne and an MSc in Environmental Management from Victoria University of Technology.
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Estuarine benthic habitats provide an important ecosystem service regulating the nitrogen cycle
Fortune, J., Butler, E. C. V. & Gibb, K., Sept 2023, In: Marine Environmental Research. 190, p. 1-12 12 p., 106121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Denitrification in intertidal sediments of a tropical estuary subject to increasing development pressures
Fortune, J., Kaestli, M., Butler, E. C. V. & Gibb, K., Oct 2022, In: Aquatic Sciences. 84, 4, p. 1-18 18 p., 53.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A decade of nitrogen inputs to a tropical macrotidal estuary of Northern Australia, Darwin Harbour
Fortune, J., Butler, E. C. V. & Gibb, K., Apr 2020, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 36, p. 1-13 13 p., 101275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing quantitative PCR assays to target microbial nitrogen cycle genes: A new tool to monitor ecosystem function in sediment
Kaestli, M., Fortune, J. & Gibb, K., Mar 2018, Charles Darwin University. 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Assessment of heavy metals in tropical rock oysters (blacklip and milky) and implications for placement into the Australian seafood market and for Indigenous enterprise development in the NT
Fleming, A., Gibb, K., Campbell, D., Munksgaard, N., Fortune, J., Andrea, B. & Kaestli, M., 2016, Canberra: Canberra Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, 2015. 67 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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