Sandra L. Brantley Research Assitant Professor Senior Collection Manager Museum of Southwestern Biology CERIA Building, MSC03 2020 The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 Phone: 505-277-8949 Fax: 505-277-0304 E-Mail: sbrantle(AT)unm.edu

Research Interests
	Ecology and taxonomy of Southwestern U.S. spiders, mites and other arachnids.

Publications

Lightfoot, D. C., S. L. Brantley, and C, D. Allen. 2008. Geographic patterns of ground-dwelling arthropods across an ecoregional transition in the North American Southwest. Western North American Naturalist 68, no. 1: 83-102.

Brantley, S.L. and U.L. Shepherd. 2004. Effect of cryptobiotic crust type on microarthropod assemblages in piñon-juniper woodland in central New Mexico. Western North American Naturalist 64:155-165.

Brantley, S.L., M.C. Molles, Jr. and S.M. Fettig. 2003. Range extension for Carabus maeander Fischer (Coleoptera: Carabidae): from the Canada/U.S. border to New Mexico. Coleopterists Bulletin 57:382.

Shepherd, U.L., S.L. Brantley and C.A. Tarleton. 2002. Species richness and abundance patterns of microarthropods on cryptobiotic crusts in a piñon-juniper habitat. Journal of Arid Environments 52:349-360.

Brantley, S.L., P.L. Ford, R.A. Fagerlund and D.C. Lightfoot. 2001. Surface-active arthropods of shortgrass steppe: new county and state records from New Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 46:207-209.

Brookhart, J.O. and S.L. Brantley. 1998. Solpugids (Arachnida) of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 45:443-449.

Parmenter, R. R., S. L. Brantley, J. H. Brown, C. S. Crawford, D. C. Lightfoot, and T. L. Yates. 1995. Diversity of animal communities on Southwestern rangelands: species patterns, habitat relationships, and land management. In: N. E. West, editor. Biodiversity of rangelands. Utah State University, College of Natural Resources, Natural Resources and Environmental Issues Vol. 4, Logan, UT.