These nutrients act as food for the

这些营养素可作为细菌的食物。实际上，生物过滤器<br>取决于细菌的生长。将氮化合物分解为氮气是<br>通过细菌在<br>沉积物深处氧浓度降低的区域中生长来完成的。在正常的礁石温度下（约82华氏度），如果某些细菌<br>物种具有适当的<br>营养，它们的种群将在不到半小时的时间内增加一倍。这种快速的细菌生长速率导致释放出氮气，该氮气<br>以气泡形式出现在沉积物中。

These nutrients act as food for the bacteria. In a very real sense, the biological filter<br>depends upon bacterial growth. The breakdown of nitrogen compounds to nitrogen gas is<br>done by bacteria growing in the areas of lowered oxygen concentration in the deeper<br>parts of the sediments. At normal reef temperatures, around 82 deg F, some bacterial<br>species will double their population in less than a half hour if they have the appropriate<br>nutrients. This rapid bacterial growth rate causes the release of nitrogen gas which<br>becomes visible as bubbles in the sediments.

这些营养物质作为细菌的食物。实际上，生物过滤器<br>取决于细菌的生长。氮化合物分解成氮气<br>由生长在较深的氧气浓度较低的区域的细菌完成的<br>部分沉积物。在正常的珊瑚礁温度下，大约82华氏度，一些细菌<br>在不到半小时的时间里，如果有合适的<br>营养物。这种快速的细菌生长速度导致氮气的释放<br>在沉积物中变成气泡。