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This is richer in C and, overall, more resistant to environmental degradation than the original biomass, and, therefore, Py<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OM<\/jats:styled-content> production is an efficient mechanism for C sequestration. The magnitude of this C sink, however, remains poorly quantified, and current production estimates, which suggest that ~1\u20105% of the C affected by fire is converted to Py<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OM<\/jats:styled-content>, are based on incomplete inventories. Here, we quantify, for the first time, the complete range of Py<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OM<\/jats:styled-content> components found <jats:italic>in\u2010situ<\/jats:italic> immediately after a typical boreal forest fire. 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If the overall conversion rate found here were applicable to boreal wildfire in general, it would translate into a Py<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OM<\/jats:styled-content> production of ~100 Tg C\u00a0yr<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup> by wildfire in the global boreal regions, more than five times the amount estimated previously. 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