Statement on the suitability of the BEEHAVE model for its potential use in a regulatory context and for the risk assessment of multiple stressors in honeybees at the landscape level

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Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

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BEEHAVE; good modelling practice; modelling; multiple stressors; pesticides; risk assessment

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EID: 85019105509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4125     Document Type: Article

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