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THAT fire is more dangerous to the well-being of coniferous than broad-leaved forests, and more especially in the young crops, is beyond dispute. C1matic factors and topographical features may, however, add very considerably to the danger. Hot, dry periods of the year, steep declivities, and the species of conifer comprising the crop, have all an important bearing on the question. To take a European example, the maritime pine forests of the Landes in France are exceedingly inflammable during the hot summer months, and their protection from fire entails considerable work and a heavy responsibility on the forest staff. The tree is tapped for resin, a factor adding greatly to the inflammable character of the forest, as is the case in the resin-tapped forests in America. In the Landes, however, the terrain is mostly approximately flat.
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The Treatment of Slash in Chir Pine Forests in the North-west Himalaya. Nature 124, 463 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124463a0
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