Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Leslie Crawford

Master's
Email: lkc6x2@mizzou.edu

Research Publications Publication Date
Roberts, A.D., J. Besser, J. Hundley, D. Mosby, A. Rosenberger, K. L. Bouska, B. Simmons, L. Lueckenhoff, S. E. McMurray, S. Faiman, and L. Lueckenhoff. 2023. An assessment of the relation between metal contaminated sediment
and freshwater mussel populations in the Big River, Missouri. Science of the Total Environment. 876: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162743. | Abstract | Download 		June 2023
Project Completion Date
Development of standardized and validated methods for sampling freshwater mussels in Missouri: Evaluation of factors influencing capture probability, occupancy estimation, and community and population metrics using visual survey approaches. June 2016
A strategic path forward for mussel conservation in the state of Missouri July 2021
Presentations Presentation Date
Schrum, M. C., L. K. Crawford, A. E. Rosenberger, and S. E. McMurray. Development of standardized and validated methods for sampling freshwater mussels in Missouri: Evaluation of factors affecting estimation of community and population metrics using visual survey approaches. 2014. Final proposal presentation to Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, MO. 19. February, 2014. February 2014
Rosenberger, A.E., S. McMurray, K. Bouska, G. Lindner, K.Key, M. Schrum, and L. Lueckenhoff. 2018. Towards a Statewide, Strategic, and Spatially-Explicit Mussel Conservation Assessment and Monitoring Program – our vision. Oral Presentation to Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN. January 2018
Rosenberger, A.E., S. McMurray, K. Bouska, G. Lindner, K. Key, J. Holtswarth, K. Womble, M. Schrum, and L. Lueckenhoff. 2020. Towards a statewide, strategic, and spatially-explicit mussel conservation assessment and monitoring program - our vision. Virtual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September, 2020. September 2020
Rosenberger, A.E., K. Bouska, S. McMurray, G. Lindner, K. Key, M. Schrum, and L. Lueckenhoff. 2016. Towards a strategic and spatially-explicit mussel conservation assessment and monitoring program in Missouri - our vision. Invited Presentation for the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri. August, 2016. August 2016
Lueckenhoff, L. K. and A. E. Rosenberger. 2015. Intensive vs. extensive sampling methods: effectiveness of visual methods for assessing freshwater mussel communities. Poster, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Symposium (FMCS), St. Charles, MO. 22-26 March, 2015. March 2015
Glen, A. R., L. K. Lueckenhoff, M. C. Schrum, and A. E. Rosenberger. 2015. The effect of sculpturing on the comparability of external shell aging for freshwater mussels. Poster, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Symposium (FMCS), St. Charles, MO. 22-26 March, 2015. March 2015
Glen, A. R., L. K. Lueckenhoff, M. C. Schrum, and A. E. Rosenberger. 2015. Comparability of external shell aging techniques for sculptured vs. non-sculptured freshwater mussels. Poster, Missouri Natural Resources Conference (MNRC), Osage Beach, MO. 4-6 February, 2015. February 2015
Crawford, L.K. and A.E. Rosenberger. Development of validated standard methods for assessing unionid mussel communities in Missouri. February 2014
Crawford, L. K., M. C. Schrum, and A. E. Rosenberger. 2014. Development of standardized and validated methods for sampling freshwater mussels in Missouri: Evaluation of factors affecting estimation of community and population metrics using visual survey approaches. Poster, Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research unit Coordinating Committee Meeting. 29 October 2014. October 2014
Crawford, L. K. and A. E. Rosenberger. 2014. Effectiveness of visual sampling methods for assessing unionoid mussel communities. 74th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Kansas City, MO. January, 2014. January 2014