E. F. Benfield

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

E. F. Benfield is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, E. F. Benfield has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in E. F. Benfield's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (38 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). E. F. Benfield is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (38 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (24 papers). E. F. Benfield collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. E. F. Benfield's co-authors include Jackson R. Webster, Ryan A. Sponseller, Gene S. Helfman, H. Maurice Valett, P. V. Bolstad, Jon S. Harding, Stephen W. Golladay, Kevin S. Simon, D. J. D’Angelo and Jennifer L. Tank and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

E. F. Benfield

53 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

VASCULAR PLANT BREAKDOWN IN FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1998 400 800 1.2k

Peers

E. F. Benfield
Comparison fields: 5 of 96
  • Ecology 4.5k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.5k
  • Environmental Chemistry 1.9k
  • Water Science and Technology 1.1k
  • Soil Science 472
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Michael J. Winterbourn New Zealand
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Arthur C. Benke United States
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Christoph D. Matthaei New Zealand
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. F. Benfield

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Title Journal Authors Indexed citations
1 Spatial scale and structure of complex life cycle trematode parasite communities in streams PLoS ONE Jillian T. Detwiler, Eric R. Sokol et al. 6
2 Metagonimoides oregonensis (Heterophyidae: Digenea) Infection In Pleurocerid Snails and Desmognathus quadramaculatus Salamander Larvae In Southern Appalachian Streams Journal of Parasitology Lisa K. Belden, William E. Peterman et al. 14
3 The Assembly of Ecological Communities Inferred from Taxonomic and Functional Composition The American Naturalist Eric R. Sokol, E. F. Benfield et al. 21
4 Variation in ecosystem function in Appalachian streams along an acidity gradient Ecological Applications Kevin S. Simon, E. F. Benfield et al. 49
5 A Screening-Value Approach to Nutrient Criteria Development for Freshwater Wadeable Streams in the Mountain and Piedmont Regions of Virginia: July 2008 – June 2009 Activities VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) Carl E. Zipper, Golde I. Holtzman et al. 0
6 Linking stream and landscape trajectories in the southern Appalachians Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Andrew B. Sutherland, Rebecca J. Bixby et al. 20
7 THE LAND-COVER CASCADE: RELATIONSHIPS COUPLING LAND AND WATER Ecology H. Maurice Valett, E. F. Benfield et al. 116
8 Fish Assemblage Responses to Forest Cover Environmental Management Matthew E. McTammany, E. F. Benfield et al. 27
9 Recovery of stream ecosystem metabolism from historical agriculture Journal of the North American Benthological Society Matthew E. McTammany, E. F. Benfield et al. 73
10 Longitudinal patterns of metabolism in a southern Appalachian river Journal of the North American Benthological Society Matthew E. McTammany, Jackson R. Webster et al. 68
11 MULTISCALE INFLUENCES ON PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STREAM CONDITIONS ACROSS BLUE RIDGE LANDSCAPES1 JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association Mark C. Scott, Gene S. Helfman et al. 86
12 Influences of land use on leaf breakdown in southern Appalachian headwater streams: a multiple-scale analysis Journal of the North American Benthological Society Ryan A. Sponseller, E. F. Benfield 116
13 Organic matter dynamics along a stream-order and elevational gradient in a southern Appalachian stream SIL Proceedings 1922-2010 E. F. Benfield, Jackson R. Webster et al. 12
14 What happens to allochthonous material that falls into streams? A synthesis of new and published information from Coweeta Freshwater Biology Jackson R. Webster, E. F. Benfield et al. 299
15 Effect of Leaf Litter Exclusion on Microbial Enzyme Activity Associated with Wood Biofilms in Streams Journal of the North American Benthological Society Jennifer L. Tank, Jackson R. Webster et al. 33
16 Comparison of Litterfall Input to Streams Journal of the North American Benthological Society E. F. Benfield 151
17 Organic Matter Dynamics in Hugh White Creek, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina, USA Journal of the North American Benthological Society Jackson R. Webster, Judith Meyer et al. 32
18 Microbial Respiration on Decaying Leaves and Sticks in a Southern Appalachian Stream Journal of the North American Benthological Society Jennifer L. Tank, Jackson R. Webster et al. 50
19 Chemical Composition and Microbial Activity of Seston in a Southern Appalachian Headwater Stream Journal of the North American Benthological Society Gregory T. Peters, E. F. Benfield et al. 31
20 Microbial activity associated with seston in headwater streams: effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and temperature Freshwater Biology Gregory T. Peters, Jackson R. Webster et al. 24

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