Whigham, Dennis, McCormick, Melissa, Brooks, Hope, Josey, Brian, Floyd, Robert, and Applegate, Jason. 2021. "Isotria medeoloides, a North American Threatened Orchid: Fungal Abundance May Be as Important as Light in Species Management." Plants-Basel 10 (9):https://doi.org/10.3390/plants100919242021
Kim, Sunghyun, Kang, Hojeong, Megonigal, J. Patrick, and McCormick, Melissa. 2021. "Microbial Activity and Diversity Vary with Plant Diversity and Biomass in Wetland Ecosystems." Estuaries and Coastshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-021-01015-z2021
Leray, Matthieu, Wilkins, Laetitia G. E., Apprill, Amy, Bik, Holly M., Clever, Friederike, Connolly, Sean R., De Leon, Marina E., Duffy, J. Emmett, Ezzat, Leila, Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Sarah, Herre, Edward Allen, Kaye, Jonathan Z., Kline, David I., Kueneman, Jordan G., McCormick, Melissa K., McMillan, W. Owen, O'Dea, Aaron, Pereira, Tiago J., Petersen, Jillian M., Petticord, Daniel F., Torchin, Mark E., Vega Thurber, Rebecca, Videvall, Elin, Wcislo, William T., Yuen, Benedict et al. 2021. "Natural experiments and long-term monitoring are critical to understand and predict marine host-microbe ecology and evolution." Plos Biology 19 (8):https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.30013222021
McCormick, Melissa, Burnett, Robert, and Whigham, Dennis. 2021. "Protocorm-Supporting Fungi Are Retained in Roots of Mature Tipularia discolor Orchids as Mycorrhizal Fungal Diversity Increases." Plants-Basel 10 (6):https://doi.org/10.3390/plants100612512021
McCormick, Melissa K., Whigham, Dennis F., Stapp, Jared R., Hazelton, Eric L. G., McFarland, Eliza K., and Kettenring, Karin M. 2020. "Shoreline modification affects recruitment of invasive Phragmites australis." Wetlands Ecology and Managementhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-020-09757-62020
Ma, Yini, McCormick, Melissa K., Szlavecz, Katalin, and Filley, Timothy R. 2019. "Controls on soil organic carbon stability and temperature sensitivity with increased aboveground litter input in deciduous forests of different forest ages." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 134:90-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.03.0202019
Hazelton, Eric L. G., Downard, Rebekah, Kettenring, Karin M., McCormick, Melissa K., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2019. "Correction to: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control (vol 41, pg S68, 2018)." Estuaries and Coasts 42 (3):907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-00500-22019
Leebens-Mack, James H., Barker, Michael S., Carpenter, Eric J., Deyholos, Michael K., Gitzendanner, Matthew A., Graham, Sean W., Grosse, Ivo, Li, Zheng, Melkonian, Michael, Mirarab, Siavash, Porsch, Martin, Quint, Marcel, Rensing, Stefan A., Soltis, Douglas E., Soltis, Pamela S., Stevenson, Dennis W., Ullrich, Kristian K., Wickett, Norman J., DeGironimo, Lisa, Edger, Patrick P., Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid E., Joya, Steve, Liu, Tao, Melkonian, Barbara, Miles, Nicholas W. et al. 2019. "One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants." Nature 574 (7780):679- . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1693-22019
Shefferson, Richard P., Kull, Tiiu, Hutchings, Michael J., Selosse, Marc-Andre, Jacquemyn, Hans, Kellett, Kimberly M., Menges, Eric S., Primack, Richard B., Tuomi, Juha, Alahuhta, Kirsi, Hurskainen, Sonja, Alexander, Helen M., Anderson, Derek S., Brys, Rein, Brzosko, Emilia, Dostalik, Slavomir, Gregg, Katharine, Ipser, Zdenek, Jakalaniemi, Anne, Jersakova, Jana, Kettle, W. Dean, McCormick, Melissa K., Mendoza, Ana, Miller, Michael T., Moen, Asbjorn et al. 2018. "Drivers of vegetative dormancy across herbaceous perennial plant species." Ecology Letters 21 (5):724-733. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.129402018
Szlavecz, Katalin, Chang, Chih-Han, Bernard, Michael J., Pitz, Scott L., Xia, Lijun, Ma, Yini, McCormick, Melissa K., Filley, Timothy, Yarwood, Stephanie A., Yesilonis, Ian D., and Csuzdi, Csaba. 2018. "Litter quality, dispersal and invasion drive earthworm community dynamics and forest soil development." Oecologia 188 (1):237-250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4205-42018
McCormick, Melissa K., Whigham, Dennis F., and Canchani-Viruet, Armando. 2018. "Mycorrhizal fungi affect orchid distribution and population dynamics." New Phytologist 219 (4):1207-1215. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.152232018
Unruh, Sarah A., McKain, Michael R., Lee, Yung-I, Yukawa, Tomohisa, McCormick, Melissa K., Shefferson, Richard P., Smithson, Ann, Leebens-Mack, James, and Pires, J. C. 2018. "Phylotranscriptomic analysis and genome evolution of the Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae)." American Journal of Botany 105 (4):631-640. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.10472018
Whigham, Dennis F., Mirenda, Tom, O'Neill, Jay, and McCormick, Melissa K. 2016. "A chance for orchid lovers to benefit conservation." Orchids: the Magazine of the American Orchid Society (January): 32-35.
2016
Paudel, Shishir, Longcore, Travis, MacDonald, Beau, McCormick, Melissa K., Szlavecz, Katalin, Wilson, Gail W. T., and Loss, Scott R. 2016. "Belowground interactions with aboveground consequences: Invasive earthworms and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi." Ecology 97 (3):605-614. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-1085.12016
McCormick, Melissa K., Taylor, D. L., Whigham, Dennis F., and Burnett, Robert K. 2016. "Germination patterns in three terrestrial orchids relate to abundance of mycorrhizal fungi." Journal of Ecology 104 (3):744-754. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.125562016
Kim, Sunghyun, Lee, Seunghoon, McCormick, Melissa, Kim, Jae Geun, and Kang, Hojeong. 2016. "Microbial Community and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Abandoned Rice Paddies with Different Vegetation." Microbial ecology 72 (3):692-703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-016-0801-12016
McCormick, Melissa K., Brooks, Hope E. A., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2016. "Microsatellite analysis to estimate realized dispersal distance in Phragmites australis." Biological Invasions 18 (9):2497-2504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1126-12016
Kowalski, Kurt P., Bacon, Charles, Bickford, Wesley, Braun, Heather, Clay, Keith, Leduc-Lapierre, Mich, Lillard, Elizabeth, McCormick, Melissa K., Nelson, Eric, Torres, Monica, White, James, and Wilcox, Douglas A. 2015. "Advancing the science of microbial symbiosis to support invasive species management: a case study on Phragmites in the Great Lakes." Frontiers in Microbiology 6:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.000952015
Hazelton, Eric L. G., McCormick, Melissa K., Sievers, Matthew, Kettenring, Karin M., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2015. "Stand Age is Associated with Clonal Diversity, but Not Vigor, Community Structure, or Insect Herbivory in Chesapeake Bay Phragmites australis." Wetlands, 877–888. 35, (5), DORDRECHT; VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS: SPRINGER. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-015-0678-7.
2015
Ma, Yini, Filley, Timothy R., Szlavecz, Katalin, and McCormick, Melissa K. 2014. "Controls on wood and leaf litter incorporation into soil fractions in forests at different successional stages." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 69:212-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.10.0432014
Whigham, Dennis F., McCormick, Melissa K., and O'Neill, John P. 2014. "Ongoing studies of Isotria medeoloides, Small Whorled Pogonia." The Native Orchid Conference Journal 11 (4):6-11.
2014
McCormick, Melissa K. and Jacquemyn, Hans. 2014. "What constrains the distribution of orchid populations?." New Phytologist 202 (2):392-400. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.126392014
McCormick, Melissa K., Parker, Kenneth L., Szlavecz, Katalin, and Whigham, Dennis F. 2013. "Native and exotic earthworms affect orchid seed loss." AoB Plants 5:plt018. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plt0182013
Ma, Yini, Filley, Timothy R., Johnston, Cliff T., Crow, Susan E., Szlavecz, Katalin, and McCormick, Melissa K. 2013. "The combined controls of land use legacy and earthworm activity on soil organic matter chemistry and particle association during afforestation." Organic Geochemistry 58:56-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.02.0102013
McCormick, Melissa K., Lee Taylor, D., Juhaszova, Katarina, Burnett, Robert K., Whigham, Dennis F., and O'Neill, John P. 2012. "Limitations on orchid recruitment: not a simple picture." Molecular Ecology 21 (6):1511-1523. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05468.x2012
Shefferson, Richard P., McCormick, Melissa K., Whigham, Dennis F., and O'Neill, John P. 2011. "Life history strategy in herbaceous perennials: inferring demographic patterns from the aboveground dynamics of a primarily subterranean, myco-heterotrophic orchid." Oikos 129 (9):1291-1300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19130.x2011
Kettenring, Karin M., McCormick, Melissa K., Baron, Heather M., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2011. "Mechanisms of Phragmites australis invasion: feedbacks among genetic diversity, nutrients, and sexual reproduction." Journal of Applied Ecology 48 (5):1305-1313. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02024.x2011
McCormick, Melissa K., Kettenring, Karin M., Baron, Heather M., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2010. "Extent and Reproductive Mechanisms of Phragmites australis Spread in Brackish Wetlands in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (USA)." Wetlands 30 (1):67-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-009-0007-02010
Kettenring, Karin M., McCormick, Melissa K., Baron, Heather M., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2010. "Phragmites australis (Common Reed) Invasion in the Rhode River Subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay: Disentangling the Effects of Foliar Nutrients, Genetic Diversity, Patch Size, and Seed Viability." Estuaries and Coasts 33 (1):118-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-009-9241-12010
Crow, Susan E., Filley, Timothy R., McCormick, Melissa K., Szlavecz, Katalin, Stott, Diane E., Gamblin, David, and Conyers, Grace. 2009. "Earthworms, stand age, and species composition interact to influence particulate organic matter chemistry during forest succession." Biogeochemistry 92 (1-2):61-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-008-9260-12009
Shefferson, R. P., Taylor, D. L., Weiss, M., Garnica, S., McCormick, Melissa K., Adams, S., Gray, H. M., McFarland, J. W., Kull, T., Tali, K., Yukawa, T., Kawahara, T., Miyoshi, K., and Lee, Y. I. 2007. "Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal specificity among lady's slipper orchids." Evolution 61:1380-1390.
2007
Hazelton, Eric L. G., McCormick, Melissa K., Sievers, Matthew, Kettenring, Karin M., and Whigham, Dennis F. 2015. "Stand Age is Associated with Clonal Diversity, but Not Vigor, Community Structure, or Insect Herbivory in Chesapeake Bay Phragmites australis." Wetlands, 35, (5) 877–888. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-015-0678-7.
2015