Which, of course, has got its own little island ecosystem growing on top of it.
Since island ecosystems are self-contained, it should be possible to mitigate many of the threats to species.
To be more effective, managers of island ecosystems should share information and learn from each other's mistakes.
Like many fragile island ecosystems, the Seychelles had loss of biodiversity during early human history.
This is thought to be biggest effect introduced squirrels have on island ecosystems.
Isolated island ecosystems in other places face similar problems.
Some interest has been taken in regard to conservation of these island ecosystems.
Nursery profits are returned to enhance the island ecosystem.
Crocodylians radiated to become a much larger component of the island ecosystems.
At the very least, sea level rises of a foot or so could wipe out island ecosystems.