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Name:  Benfield, E.F.
Telephone: 540.231.5802; Fax: 540.231.9307
Email: benfield@vt.edu
Organization:
Department of Biology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061

Position at Coweeta LTER: Principal Investigator
Specialty: Stream Processes
Habitat: Streams
Organism: Invertebrates
Core Area(s):  Primary Production (1), Trophic Structure (2), Organic Matter/Decomposition (3)

Education:
B.S., Appalachian State University, Biology, 1964
M.A., Appalachian State University, Biology, 1965
Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Zoology, 1971

Appointments:
Professor, Virginia Tech, 1985-present
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, 1977-1985
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, 1971-1977
Post-doctoral Associate, Virginia Tech, 1970-1971

Publications (Five as examples of research foci):

McTammany, M., E. F. Benfield and J.R. Webster. 2007. Recovery of stream ecosystem metabloism from historical agriculture. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 26(3):532-545

Burcher, C.L., Benfield, E.F., and H.M. Valett. 2007. The land cover cascade: Disturbance propagation between landscapes and streams. Ecology 88:228-242

Burcher, C.L. and E.F. Benfield. 2006. Stream physical and biotic responses to rural development in historically agricultural watersheds. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25(2): 356-369.

Sponseller, R. S. , E. F. Benfield, and H. M. Valett. 2001. Relationships between land use, spatial scale, and stream macroinvertebrate communities. Freshwater Biology 46: 1409-1424

Harding, J.S., E.F. Benfield, P.V. Bolstad, G.S. Helfman & E.B.D. Jones.1998. Stream Biodiversity: ghost of land-use past. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95:14843-14847

Synergistic Activities:
1. EPA Science Advisory Board, Ecological Effects Committee
2. EPA Science Advisory Board, Panel for review of the EPA Report on the Environment
3. Academic Advisory Committee, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
4. Member Joint Task Force, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Waste Water
5. Board of Trustees, NABS Endowment Fund
6. Editorial Board and Book review Editor, JNABS