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    Calling BC Farmers: We will analyze your soil for free

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    Professionally trained and keen amateur tasters needed to drink wine

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Grape ripeness and wine quality

Linking vineyard management to ripeness and aroma precursors via GC-MS in Vancouver Island Pinot Gris.

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Vine to Wine ROI

Evaluating ROI of vineyard management strategies through consumer sensory evaluations of experimentally replicated wines.

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Free Soil Analysis for Farmers

We are looking for farmer-collaborators interested in learning about their soil and farm performance research.

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ES Ecogastronomy Courses

Learn more about ecogastronomy courses offered in ES and how to become involved in our research programme

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About Research Group

We use quantitative analyses of food and wine production systems to reveal linkages between ecological and social sustainability, “quality”, and the primacy of place … “Ecogastronomy”

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Webinar: Exploring the relationships between
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Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers

Loire Valley field courses with ESA & Dr. Volpe plus a UVic-ESA 5-year Dual BSc/BA-MSc

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About Publications Group

We are intellectual omnivores and so publish primary research across all dimensions of human x ecological intersections.

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Move to nocturnality not a universal trend in carnivore species on disturbed landscapes.

Frey, S., J.P. Volpe, N.A. Heim, and J.T. Fisher.
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Differences in fish communities on natural versus artificial temperate reefs, groundfish conservation applications in British Columbia


Bulger, D., J.P. Volpe, J.T. Fisher
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Fish processing facilities: new challenge to marine biosecurity in Canada.

Price, M. A. Morton, J.G. Eriksson and J.P. Volpe. 2013.
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Global Aquaculture Performance Index (GAPI): The first global environmental assessment of marine fish farming.

Volpe, J.P., J.L.M. Gee, V.A. Ethier, M. Beck, A.J. Wilson and J.M.S. Stoner. 2013.
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The efficiency trap.

Volpe, J.P. 2009.
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Dollars without sense: The bait for big-money tuna ranching around the world.

Volpe, J.P. 2005.
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