Xth SCAR International Biology Symposium on “Antarctic Biology in the 21st Century—Advances in and beyond IPY—”: A brief overview

The Xth SCAR International Biology Symposium was held under the theme of “Antarctic Biology in the 21st Century—Advances in and beyond IPY—“ at the Conference Hall, Hokkaido University, between July 26 and 31, 2009. A total of 113 oral presentations and 122 poster presentations were given under six sub-themes. This special issue was edited by six guest editors under the Editor-in-Chief of “Polar Science”, in accordance with the editorial system of “Polar Science” and contains one overview paper and five review papers and 18 research papers.