Starvation　of　biomass　is　common　during　underloading　of　bioreactors　or　sludge　storage　in　biological　wastewater　treatment　industries.　The　aim　of　this　work　was　to　study　the　impact　of　starvation　modes　on　the　nitrogen　removal　capacity　of　anaerobic　ammonium　oxidation　(anammox)　process　in　sequencing　batch　reactor　(SBR).　The　repeated　short-term　starvation　and　reactivation　experiments　were　performed　to　evaluate　the　response　of　anammox　sludge　system　in　the　condition　of　27　+/-　1.5　degrees　C　and　320　min　HRT.　Moreover,　the　nitrogen　removal　ability　of　the　anammox　process　was　reactivated　rapidly　in　the　low　substrate　condition,　then　the　total　nitrogen　(TN)　removal　efficiency　reached　82.5%,　with　the　effluent　TN　of　around　14.6　mgNL(-1).　The　repeated　short-term　starvation　(1　day-4　days)　and　recovery　mode　could　improve　the　tolerance　and　apparent　activity　of　anammox　sludge　system.　The　dominant　species　of　general　anaerobic　ammonium　oxidation　bacteria　(AnAOB)　was　Candidatus　Brocadia,　which　had　better　self-adaption　to　repeated　starvation.