‘Focal species’ – can this well-known concept in higher-tier risk assessments be an appropriate approach for solitary bees?

Bumble bees and solitary bees have to be considered in addition to honey bees regarding environmental pollinator risk assessments. For solitary bees it is proposed to use Osmia cornuta (LATR., 1805) or O. bicornis (L., 1758) as test organisms. Whereas for higher-tier assessments, semi-field testing...

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Main Authors: Lückmann, Johannes, Faupel, Michael, Ludwigs, Jan-Dieter
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Julius Kühn-Institut 2018-09-01
Series:Julius-Kühn-Archiv
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Online Access:https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00040908