Labels:text | screenshot | font | number | black and white OCR: BIODIVERSITY: BEYOND NOAH'S ARK Page 82 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 beco ...
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