Melissa Knorr

Manage the soil ecology laboratory, actively participate in soil community composition analyses, as well as oversee graduate research
Areas of Specialty:
- Soil Science
- Lab Management
Hobbies:
being active and creative
Favorite Part of the Job:
learning new research techniques and collaborating with fellow scientists
Staff Award Winner:
Award Type: Research Support
Year: 2010
Selected Publications
Pastore, M. A., Classen, A. T., English, M. E., Frey, S. D., Knorr, M. A., Rand, K., & Adair, E. C. (2023). Soil microbial legacies influence freeze–thaw responses of soil. Functional Ecology, 37(4), 1055-1066. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14273
Domeignoz-Horta, L. A., Pold, G., Erb, H., Sebag, D., Verrecchia, E., Northen, T., . . . DeAngelis, K. M. (2023). Substrate availability and not thermal acclimation controls microbial temperature sensitivity response to long-term warming.. Glob Chang Biol, 29(6), 1574-1590. doi:10.1111/gcb.16544
Anthony, M. A., Knorr, M., Moore, J. A. M., Simpson, M., & Frey, S. D. (2021). Fungal community and functional responses to soil warming are greater than for soil nitrogen enrichment. ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE, 9(1). doi:10.1525/elementa.2021.000059
Pec, G. J., van Diepen, L. T. A., Knorr, M., Grandy, A. S., Melillo, J. M., DeAngelis, K. M., . . . Frey, S. D. (2021). Fungal community response to long-term soil warming with potential implications for soil carbon dynamics. ECOSPHERE, 12(5). doi:10.1002/ecs2.3460
Uyizeye, O. C., Thiet, R. K., & Knorr, M. A. (2019). Effects of community-accessible biochar and compost on diesel-contaminated soil. BIOREMEDIATION JOURNAL. doi:10.1080/10889868.2019.1603139
Melillo, J. M., Frey, S. D., DeAngelis, K. M., Werner, W. J., Bernard, M. J., Bowles, F. P., . . . Grandy, A. S. (2017). Long-term pattern and magnitude of soil carbon feedback to the climate system in a warming world. SCIENCE, 358(6359), 101-104. doi:10.1126/science.aan2874
Contosta, A., Frey, S. D., & Knorr, M. A. (2009). SEASONAL VARIATION IN MICROBIAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN CHRONICALLY WARMED AND FERTILIZED SOILS.. JOURNAL OF NEMATOLOGY, 41(4), 320-321. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Knorr, M., Frey, S. D., & Curtis, P. S. (2005). Nitrogen additions and litter decomposition: A meta-analysis. ECOLOGY, 86(12), 3252-3257. doi:10.1890/05-0150
Frey, S. D., Knorr, M., Parrent, J. L., & Simpson, R. T. (2004). Chronic nitrogen enrichment affects the structure and function of the soil microbial community in temperate hardwood and pine forests. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 196(1), 159-171. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.03.018
Knorr, M. A., Boerner, R. E. J., & Rillig, M. C. (2003). Glomalin content of forest soils in relation to fire frequency and landscape position. MYCORRHIZA, 13(4), 205-210. doi:10.1007/s00572-002-0218-1
Most Cited Publications