Abstract
Each year the New Phytologist Trust is proud to award the New Phytologist Tansley Medal to an individual in the early stages of his or her career who has made an outstanding contribution to plant science. We are delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2016 Tansley Medal is Dr Etienne Laliberté of the University of Montreal, Canada. Etienne's research focusses on the impact of ecological interactions among plants, microbes and soils on communities and ecosystems. To find out more about Etienne and his contributions to understanding community effects of plant–soil–microbe interactions, please see his Profile in this issue of the journal (Laliberté, 2017a, pp. 1580–1581), or listen to an interview with him, available at: https://soundcloud.com/new-phytologist/interview-with-etienne-laliberte-winner-tansley-medal-2016/s-t0hib. Etienne Laliberté's Tansley insight is titled ‘Below-ground frontiers in trait-based plant ecology’ (Laliberté, 2017b, pp. 1597–1603). In his Tansley insight Etienne notes that despite advances in plant biology using trait-based approaches, below-ground approaches have been overlooked. Etienne proposes to redress this by highlighting six ‘below-ground frontiers’ in trait-based plant ecology, with particular emphasis on traits that govern soil nutrient acquisition. These six frontiers are intended to help focus research efforts to maximize the potential of trait-based ecology, and to ultimately enhance predictive capacity across ecological scales. We offer our warmest congratulations to Etienne and his fellow finalists, and we wish them continued success. We look forward to following their future careers. The judging panel for the 2016 Tansley Medal was comprised of the following New Phytologist Editors: Prof. Amy Austin, Prof. Liam Dolan, Prof. Alistair Hetherington, Prof. Elena Kramer and Prof. Natalia Requena.
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