Influence of Land Use Patterns on Evapotranspiration and Its Components in a Temperate Grassland Ecosystem

Table 1

Microclimate characteristics of land use types (LT) and vegetation cover treatments (TR).

LT/Tr	ST (°C)	SM (%)	AT (°C)	VPD
G
DS	20.68 ± 0.81^a	21.98 ± 0.81^a	21.84 ± 1.00^a	1.72 ± 0.14^a
CL	20.94 ± 0.37^a	21.34 ± 0.78^a	21.89 ± 1.02^a	1.78 ± 0.16^a
CK	19.82 ± 0.71^ab	21.91 ± 0.79^a	21.79 ± 1.02^a	1.68 ± 0.13^a
GE
DS	17.69 ± 0.55^bc	26.10 ± 0.56^bc	21.71 ± 1.05^a	1.76 ± 0.16^a
CL	18.47 ± 0.32^b	22.83 ± 0.67^ab	22.01 ± 1.08^a	1.81 ± 0.16^a
CK	17.25 ± 0.46^c	24.41 ± 0.30^b	21.63 ± 0.97^a	1.68 ± 0.14^a
C
DS	18.76 ± 0.26^abc	27.09 ± 0.51^c	23.15 ± 0.89^a	1.29 ± 0.14^a
CL	20.55 ± 0.37^a	24.23 ± 0.44^b	23.39 ± 0.90^a	1.28 ± 0.14^a
CK	18.17 ± 0.42^bc	26.33 ± 0.14^c	23.09 ± 0.86^a	1.22 ± 0.13^a

Different letters in the same column indicate statistical differences at < 0.05. ST, soil temperature; SM, soil moisture; AT, air temperature; VPD, vapor deficit; CK, control; DS, dry standing; Cl, clipped.