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Table 1.

Mean (± s.e., n = 3) soil moisture (%) in summer and in spring–summer periods in control and droughted plots

	Summer (1 June to 31 August)		Spring–Summer (1 April to 31 August)
Year	Control	Drought	Control	Drought
2001	9 (1·2)^ab	5 (0·4)^a	11 (1·2)^a	8 (0·4)^a
2002	10 (1·3)^a	10 (0·8)^b	16 (1·4)^b	14 (0·6)^b
2003	6·5 (0·7)^b	7 (0·7)^c	14 (1)^ab	12 (0·1)^c
2004	11 (0·9)^a	9 (0·6)^bc	16 (1·2)^b	14 (0·9)^b

Significant differences (Fisher post-hoc test) among years are indicated by different letters. Bold type indicates a significant effect of drought treatment on soil moisture (ANOVA).