From the collective imagination of the "World of Ice and Fire'' by G. R. R. Martin to the areas of endemism: A didactic proposal

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Jonathan Liria

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Biogeography analyzes and interprets distribution patterns of biota, and plays an important role in biodiversity conservation. One of its approaches, historical biogeography, analyzes the distribution of species and supraspecific taxa, at different spatial and temporal scales, and contemplates the identification of areas of endemism (AE). On the other hand, the use of mythological animals has been used to introduce students to different evolutionary concepts. Due to this, the World of Ice and Fire represented in the works of G.R.R Martin offers a set of animals distributed in its continents, which could be used to develop a practical activity that allows identifying AE as the first stage of a biogeographical analysis. The activity begins with distribution data from 34 animals and GIS layers from Westeros, Essos, and Sothoryos. The participant then prepares the data for AE identification and exports all the results to layers. Finally, the proposal was evaluated by university students in a Biology course, who pointed out the relevance of using didactic activities of this type to reinforce concepts on species evolution and biogeography.

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Liria, J. (2022). From the collective imagination of the "World of Ice and Fire’’ by G. R. R. Martin to the areas of endemism: A didactic proposal. Journal of Biology Education, 25(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v25.n1.32932
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Liria, J. (2022). From the collective imagination of the "World of Ice and Fire’’ by G. R. R. Martin to the areas of endemism: A didactic proposal. Journal of Biology Education, 25(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.59524/2344-9225.v25.n1.32932

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