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Ernest F. Benfield

Ernest F. Benfield

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
9752
World Ranking
5998
National Ranking
2172

Overview

Ernest F. Benfield is a researcher affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on the subfields of Ecology and Genetics.

Their research topics include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

In recent years, Ernest F. Benfield has contributed to the understanding of parasite communities in freshwater ecosystems. A notable publication from 2020 titled "Spatial scale and structure of complex life cycle trematode parasite communities in streams" appeared in the journal PLoS ONE. This paper has attracted citations reflecting ongoing interest in the spatial ecology of parasitic life cycles within stream environments.

Frequent coauthors in their scholarly work include:

  • Sally A. Zemmer
  • Jillian T. Detwiler
  • Eric R. Sokol
  • Jeronimo G. Da Silva Neto
  • Jennie A. Wyderko

Their publications have primarily been disseminated through the venue PLoS ONE, where they have at least one documented article.

Ernest F. Benfield's multidisciplinary approach integrates ecological principles with genetic methods to investigate evolutionary patterns and biodiversity using environmental DNA techniques. This synthesis supports a better understanding of host-parasite dynamics and genetic variation within natural populations.

Best Publications

  • VASCULAR PLANT BREAKDOWN IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

    J. R. Webster;E. F. Benfield

  • Stream Biodiversity: The Ghost of Land Use Past

    J. S. Harding;E. F. Benfield;P. V. Bolstad;G. S. Helfman

  • Relationships between land use, spatial scale and stream macroinvertebrate communities

    R. A. Sponseller;E. F. Benfield;H. M. Valett

  • What happens to allochthonous material that falls into streams? A synthesis of new and published information from Coweeta

    J. R. Webster;E. F. Benfield;T. P. Ehrman;M. A. Schaeffer

  • Comparison of Litterfall Input to Streams

    E. F. Benfield

  • Food web structure and the role of epilithic biofilms in cave streams

    K. S. Simon;Ernest F. Benfield;S. A. Macko

  • Effects of forest disturbance on particulate organic matter budgets of small streams

    J. R. Webster;S. W. Golladay;E. F. Benfield;D. J. D'Angelo

  • Leaf breakdown in stream ecosystems

    E F Benfield

  • Influences of land use on leaf breakdown in Southern Appalachian headwater streams: a multiple-scale analysis

    R. A. Sponseller;E. F. Benfield

  • The land-cover cascade: Relationships coupling land and water

    C. L. Burcher;H. M. Valett;Ernest F. Benfield

  • Are leaf breakdown rates a useful measure of stream integrity along an agricultural landuse gradient

    E. M. Hagen;J. R. Webster;E. F. Benfield

  • Leaf pack processing in a pastureland stream

    E. F. Benfield;D. S. Jones;M. F. Patterson

  • Catchment disturbance and stream response: an overview of stream research at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory

    J. R. Webster;S. W. Golladay;E. F. Benfield;J. L. Meyer

  • Cellulose Digestion and Assimilation by Three Leaf-shredding Aquatic Insects

    R. L. Sinsabaugh;A. E. Linkins;Ernest F. Benfield

  • Shredder abundance and leaf breakdown in an Appalachian Mountain stream

    E. F. Benfield;J. R. Webster

  • MULTISCALE INFLUENCES ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STREAM CONDITIONS ACROSS BLUE RIDGE LANDSCAPES

    Mark C. Scott;Mark C. Scott;Mark C. Scott;Gene S. Helfman;Gene S. Helfman;Gene S. Helfman;Matthew E. McTammany;Matthew E. McTammany;Matthew E. McTammany;E. Fred Benfield;E. Fred Benfield;E. Fred Benfield

  • Recovery of stream ecosystem metabolism from historical agriculture

    M. E. McTammany;E. F. Benfield;J. R. Webster

  • Longitudinal patterns of metabolism in a southern Appalachian river

    M. E. McTammany;J. R. Webster;E. F. Benfield;M. A. Neatrour

  • Effects of a forest disturbance on shredder production in southern Appalachian headwater streams

    Ben M. Stout;E.F. Benfield;J.R. Webster

  • CHAPTER 30 – Decomposition of Leaf Material

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  • Factors affecting food utilization by a leaf shredding aquatic insect: leaf species and conditioning time

    S. W. Golladay;J. R. Webster;E. F. Benfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Jackson R. Webster
Jackson R. Webster Virginia Tech
Stephen W. Golladay
Stephen W. Golladay University of Georgia
Jennifer L. Tank
Jennifer L. Tank University of Notre Dame
Lisa K. Belden
Lisa K. Belden Virginia Tech
Judy L. Meyer
Judy L. Meyer University of Georgia
John Cairns
John Cairns Virginia Tech
Robert L. Sinsabaugh
Robert L. Sinsabaugh University of New Mexico
Jennifer D. Knoepp
Jennifer D. Knoepp US Forest Service
Wayne T. Swank
Wayne T. Swank US Forest Service
H. Maurice Valett
H. Maurice Valett University of Montana

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