of - par ad ise . ▁ ▁While ▁many ▁e colog ical ▁problems ▁affect ▁both ▁small ▁islands ▁and ▁large ▁land mass es , ▁small ▁islands ▁suffer ▁their ▁particular ▁problems . ▁Development ▁press ures ▁on ▁small ▁islands ▁are ▁increasing , ▁although ▁their ▁effects ▁are ▁not ▁always ▁anticip ated . ▁Although ▁Indones ia ▁is ▁rich ly ▁end owed ▁with ▁natural ▁resources , ▁the ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁islands ▁of ▁Mal u ku ▁are ▁limited ▁and ▁special ised ; ▁further more , ▁human ▁resources ▁in ▁particular ▁are ▁limited . ▁ ▁General ▁observations ▁about ▁small ▁islands ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Mal u ku ▁Islands ▁include : ▁▁ ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁land mass ▁will ▁be ▁affected ▁by ▁vol can ic ▁activity , ▁earth qu akes , ▁lands li ps , ▁and ▁cy clone ▁damage ; ▁ ▁Cl im ates ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁mar itime ▁influenced ; ▁ ▁C atch ment ▁areas ▁are ▁smaller ▁and ▁degree ▁of ▁er os ion ▁higher ; ▁ ▁A ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁land mass ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁coast al ▁areas ; ▁ ▁A ▁higher ▁degree ▁of ▁environmental ▁special isation , ▁including ▁a ▁higher ▁proportion ▁of ▁en demic ▁species ▁in ▁an ▁overall ▁dep au perate ▁community ; ▁ ▁Soci eties ▁may ▁retain ▁a ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁culture ▁having ▁developed ▁in ▁relative ▁isol ation ; ▁ ▁Small ▁island ▁populations ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁affected ▁by ▁economic ▁migration . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Central ▁and ▁southern ▁Mal u ku ▁Islands ▁experience ▁the ▁dry ▁mon so on ▁between ▁October ▁to