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

Staff Member

Matthew C Schrum

MattBourbeuseMussel
Master's
Phone: (931) 372 - 6355
Email: mschrum@tntech.edu

Education

  • MS University of Missouri - Columbia 2017
  • BS University of Missouri - Columbia 2012

Biography

Originally from SE Missouri, BS and MS from MU. MS thesis work focused on developing sampling protocols for freshwater mussel species in Missouri. Current project focuses on determining causes for decline and potential for reintroduction of mussels in the Little Black River, Missouri. . Monitoring and biometrics of benthic freshwater organisms.

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., A.E. Rosenberger, and S. McMurray. Effectiveness of visual quadrats for freshwater mussel density estimates. Oral Presentation at the National Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon. August, 2015. August 2015
Schrum, M.C. and A.E. Rosenberger. 2015. Comparison of visual and quantitative methods for freshwater mussel density estimates in the Meramec river Basin, Missouri. Poster Presentation, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Conference, Saint Louis, MO. March, 2015. March 2015
Schrum, M.C. and A.E. Rosenberger. 2014. Sampling efficiency of visual 0.25 meter2 quadrat method for freshwater mussel density estimates in the Meramec basin, Missouri. Poster Presentation, Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, MO. February, 2015. February 2015
Schrum, M.C. and A.E. Rosenberger. 2014. Sampling efficiency of visual 0.25 meter2 quadrat method for freshwater mussel density estimates in the Meramec basin, Missouri. Poster Presentation, Midwest Fisheries and Wildlife Conference. February, 2015. February 2015
Schrum, M., A.E. Rosenberger, and S. McMurray. 2018. Identification of the cause of mussel population collapse, and current water quality and habitat suitability assessment in the Little Black River system, Carter, Ripley, and Butler Counties, Missouri. Oral Presentation to the Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, MO. February, 2018. February 2018
Schrum, M., A. Rosenberger, and S. McMurray. 2018. Linking mussel population collapse to current and historic conditions and threats in the Little Black River system, Missouri. Oral Presentation for the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ. August, 2018. August 2018
Schrum, M., A. E. Rosenberger, and S. McMurray. 2017. Investigating sources of bias in freshwater mussel sampling methods in the Meramec River Basin, Missouri. Annual Meeting of the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Society. Cleveland, OH, March 2017. March 2017
Schrum, M. and A.E. Rosenberger. 2016. Development of sampling protocols for freshwater mussel density estimates in the Meramec River Basin, Missouri. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January, 2016. January 2016
Schrum, M. and A. Rosenberger. 2016. Development of sampling protocols for freshwater mussel density estimates in the Meramec River Basin, Missouri. Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri, February 2016. February 2016
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
Technical Publications Publication Date
Schrum, M. C., and A. E. Rosenberger. 2018. An investigation of the cause of mussel population collapse, and the a current habitat suitability assessment in th eLittle Black River system, Carter, Ripley, and Butler counties, Missouri. September 2018