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37
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6894
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6794
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2292

W. Charles Kerfoot publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Charles Kerfoot sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

W. Charles Kerfoot D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where W. Charles Kerfoot sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

W. Charles Kerfoot is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on pollution and the impacts of heavy metals in the environment. Kerfoot's work addresses topics such as mercury impact and mitigation studies, mining and resource management, geochemistry and elemental analysis, as well as marine and environmental studies.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of heavy metals, particularly copper, in aquatic and coastal environments. Their recent publications include studies on the dispersal of mine tailings and their effects on indigenous lands and ecosystems. Notable papers authored by Kerfoot are:

  • "Copper-rich "Halo" off Lake Superior's Keweenaw Peninsula and how Mass Mill tailings dispersed onto tribal lands" (2020) published in Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • "Coastal Remote Sensing: Merging Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data as Tailings Drift onto Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior" (2021) published in Remote Sensing
  • "Coastal Environments: Mine Discharges and Infringements on Indigenous Peoples' Rights" (2023) published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • "Coastal Environments: LiDAR Mapping Of Copper Tailings Impacts, Particle Retention, Leaching, And Toxicity" (2024) published in Preprints.org
  • "Coastal Environments: LiDAR Mapping of Copper Tailings Impacts, Particle Retention of Copper, Leaching, and Toxicity" (2025) published in Remote Sensing

Kerfoot frequently collaborates with other researchers, with several coauthors appearing multiple times in their publication record. These include Gary P. Swain, Robert Regis, Varsha K. Raman, Colin Brooks, and Chris Cook.

Their work has been published notably in several journals, with repeated contributions to Remote Sensing and Preprints.org. Other venues include the Journal of Great Lakes Research and the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.

Kerfoot's research covers important subfields such as pollution, health and toxicology, building and construction related environmental effects, geochemistry and petrology, and oceanography. These areas support their broader focus on environmental science and the impact of industrial activities on ecosystems and human health.

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Mining and Resource Management
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Coal and Its By-products

The scientist's research contributes to understanding the environmental distribution and toxicity of mining by-products, addressing issues relevant to both ecosystems and indigenous communities.

Best Publications

  • Predation: direct and indirect impacts on aquatic communities

    W. Charles Kerfoot;Andrew Sih

  • Competition Among Cladocerans: Nature of the Interaction Between Bosmina and Daphnia

    William R. DeMott;W. Charles Kerfoot

  • FISH PREDATION ON BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS: BODY-SIZE SELECTION VERSUS VISIBILITY SELECTION'

    Thomas M. Zaret;W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Combat between predatory copepods and their prey: Cyclops, Epischura, and Bosmina 1

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • A new approach to historical reconstruction: Combining descriptive and experimental paleolimnology

    W. Charles Kerfoot;John A. Robbins;Lawrence J. Weider

  • The Divergence of Adjacent Populations

    W. Charles Kerfoot;W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Egg‐Size Cycle of a Cladoceran

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • A Question of Taste: Crypsis and Warning Coloration in Freshwater Zooplankton Communities

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Experimental paleoecology (resurrection ecology): Chasing Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis

    W. Charles Kerfoot;Lawrence J. Weider

  • Net Accumulation Rates and the History of Cladoceran Communities

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Groundwater flow influences the biomass and nutrient ratios of epibenthic algae in a north temperate seepage lake

    Scot E. Hagerthey;W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Competition in Cladoceran Communities: The Cost of Evolving Defenses against Copepod Predation

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Degree of taste discrimination among suspension‐feeding cladocerans and copepods: Implications for detritivory and herbivory

    W. Charles Kerfoot;Kevin L. Kirk

  • Long-Term Replacement Cycles in Cladoceran Communities: A History of Predation

    W. Charles Kerfoot

  • Approaching Storm: Disappearing Winter Bloom in Lake Michigan

    W. Charles Kerfoot;Foad Yousef;Sarah A. Green;Judith W. Budd

  • Daphnia‐Phytoplankton Interactions: Density‐Dependent Shifts in Resource Quality

    W. Charles Kerfoot;C. Levitan;W. R. DeMott

  • Watercress Allelochemical Defends High‐Nitrogen Foliage Against Consumption: Effects on Freshwater Invertebrate Herbivores

    Raymond M. Newman;W. Charles Kerfoot;W. Charles Kerfoot;Zac Hanscom

  • The watercress glucosinolate-myrosinase system: a feeding deterrent to caddisflies, snails and amphipods

    Raymond M. Newman;Zac Hanscom;W. Charles Kerfoot

  • PREDATORY COPEPODS AND BOSMINA: REPLACEMENT CYCLES AND FURTHER INFLUENCES OF PREDATION UPON PREY REPRODUCTION'

    W. Charles Kerfoot;Carolyn Peterson

  • The Predictability and Regularity of Character Divergence

    Arnold G. Kluge;W. Charles Kerfoot

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Robbins
John A. Robbins Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Henry A. Vanderploeg
Henry A. Vanderploeg National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Martin T. Auer
Martin T. Auer Michigan Technological University
Arnold G. Kluge
Arnold G. Kluge University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lawrence J. Weider
Lawrence J. Weider University of Oklahoma
Thomas F. Nalepa
Thomas F. Nalepa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew Sih
Andrew Sih University of California, Davis
David J. Schwab
David J. Schwab Michigan Technological University
Steven J. Eisenreich
Steven J. Eisenreich Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jerome O. Nriagu
Jerome O. Nriagu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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