旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 82 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � By: Rep. James H. Scheuer, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Environment � � Continued... � � � � At issue in the spotted owl dispute is not merely the continued existence � � of an endangered species but that of its habitat - the old growth forest � � ecosystem. The owl-versus- logging dichotomy is far too simplistic to � � convey the reality of the problem. This keystone species serves as an � � indicator of the health and stability of this ecosystem. � � � � Today's spotted owl controversy will evolve into yet another species � � controversy next year. Will it be the year of the southeast's � � red-cockaded woodpecker or the Louisiana black bear? We must move our � � environmental policy forward from the emergency- room triage, � � species-by-species approach to environmental problems. We need to become � � pro-active and holistic in our policies and move towards an integrated � � multi-species and ecosystem approach to land use and conservation. The � � issue isn't endangered species per se but endangered ecosystems. Our � � goal should become the management of ecosystems for the sustainable use � � of biological resources and the conservation of biodiversity. � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸