Understanding the dynamics of organic matter in modern marine water columns greatly favors the geobiological evaluation of
hydrocarbon source rocks. Biolipids could make great contribution to petroleum hydrocarbons due to their comparable chemical
components and the slightly refractory characteristics of biolipids during the microbial/thermal degradation. A variety of
environmental factors such as temperature, CO2 and salinity could affect the biochemical contents in microorganisms. As a result, microorganisms living in a changing environmental
condition might have a different contribution to the petroleum formation. Organic carbon flux is shown to bear a positive
correlation with the primary productivity only within a certain range of biomass volumes in a specific biohabitat. Furthermore,
organic matter is degraded much quickly in a water column with oxic conditions. Therefore, the anoxic condition, along with
the enhanced biological productivity, would be one of the significant factors in the formation of high-quality hydrocarbon
source rocks. The formation of biofilms and microbial mats favors the preservation of sedimentary organic matter by decreasing
the degradation rate of organic matter. Identification of biofilms and microbial mats in sedimentary rocks will thus greatly
help to understand the depositional processes of organic matter finally preserved in hydrocarbon source rocks.
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Translated from Earth Science—Journal of China University of Geosciences, 2007, 32(6): 748–754 [译自: 地球科学—中国地质大学学报 相似文献
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