Table IV.

Modelled mean soil moisture (Vol.−%) and standard deviation for different grassland types for normal (n) and dry (d) years; difference (Δ n–d) in absolute values (Vol.−%) and relative numbers (%) at a depth of 0–0.3 m.

Site-ID	Description	Normal (n) year	Dry (d) year	Δ n–d (%)
L1	Previously cultivated terraces (1550–1950 m), now manured and mown	33.63 (±1.4)	26.01 (±0.6)	−7.62 (−22.7%)
L2	Previously cultivated terraces (1550–1950 m), now mown but not manured	35.76 (±1.8)	26.01 (±1)	−9.75 (−27.3%)
L3	Previously cultivated terraces (1550–1950 m), now unmown and grazed in spring and autumn	36.56 (±1.8)	26.22 (±1.3)	−10.34 (−28.3%)
L4	Never cultivated unterraced grasslands (1700–2000 m), currently mown	39.49 (±1.3)	28.28 (±1)	−11.21 (−28.4%)
L5	Never cultivated unterraced grasslands (1700–2000 m), summer grazed	43.21 (±2.0)	27.48 (±1.9)	−15.73 (−36.4%)
L9	Steep and rocky slopes, grazed	37.75 (±2)	26.91 (±1.9)	−10.84 (−28.7%)
S2	Abandoned land	33.03 (±0.6)	20.27 (±1.3)	−12.76 (−38.6%)
S4	Meadow of low land-use intensity (mowing every 2 years)	33.00 (±1.4)	21.34 (±2.4)	−11.66 (−35.3%)
S6	Meadow of high land-use intensity (1–2 mowings per year)	35.04 (±1.3)	20.19 (±1.3)	−14.85 (−42.4%)
S3	Pasture	29.58 (±1.6)	21.85 (±1.1)	−7.73 (−26.1%)
S8	Meadow/pasture	39.42 (±2.6)	22.35 (±1.1)	−17.07 (−43.3%)
S9	Larch meadow	32.92 (±0.4)	20.55 (±1.1)	−12.37 (−37.6%)