简介:Biomarkerisanimportanttoolinthestudyofmarineorganicgeochemistry.Itsdevelopmentandapplicationmakesitpossibletoelucidatetheprocessandmechanismoftheorganicmatterintheocean.Hydrocarbonsarethemostusefulmolecularmarkers.Theyareusedastracersinmanyaspects,suchassourceindication;thedegradationoforganicmatter;diagensisprocess;environmentalpollutionandpaleooceanicstudy,etc.Theyarestudiedintheestuaries,coastalareaanddeepseatogivetheknowledgeofmarineorganicgeochemistry.Thepaperdealswiththecharacteristics,developmentandapplicationofbiomarkersaswellastheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.