Table 5: Best fitting Schechter parameters for the STY LFs from our combined samples. The 1 $\sigma$ errors were derived from Monte Carlo simulations.
Redshift bin $M^{\ast }_{K,{\rm obs}}$ (AB) $\alpha_{K,{\rm obs}}$ $\phi ^{\ast }_{K,{\rm obs}}$ (10^-3 Mpc^-3)

0.25-0.50 -22.95(fixed) $\rm -1.15^{0.20}_{0.20}$ $\rm 3.4^{2.10}_{1.70}$

0.50-0.75 $\rm -23.01^{0.13}_{0.12}$ $\rm -1.00^{0.18}_{0.23}$ $\rm 3.4^{0.22}_{0.18}$

0.75-1.00 $\rm -23.08^{0.14}_{0.12}$ $\rm -1.02^{0.19}_{0.17}$ $\rm 3.2^{0.17}_{0.24}$

1.00-1.25 $\rm -22.96^{0.28}_{0.26}$ $\rm -0.93^{0.23}_{0.29}$ $\rm 2.3^{0.31}_{0.26}$

**Table 5:** Best fitting Schechter parameters for the STY LFs from our combined samples. The 1 $\sigma$ errors were derived from Monte Carlo simulations.
Redshift bin	$M^{\ast }_{K,{\rm obs}}$ (AB)	$\alpha_{K,{\rm obs}}$	$\phi ^{\ast }_{K,{\rm obs}}$ (10^-3 Mpc^-3)
0.25-0.50	-22.95(fixed)	$\rm -1.15^{0.20}_{0.20}$	$\rm 3.4^{2.10}_{1.70}$
0.50-0.75	$\rm -23.01^{0.13}_{0.12}$	$\rm -1.00^{0.18}_{0.23}$	$\rm 3.4^{0.22}_{0.18}$
0.75-1.00	$\rm -23.08^{0.14}_{0.12}$	$\rm -1.02^{0.19}_{0.17}$	$\rm 3.2^{0.17}_{0.24}$
1.00-1.25	$\rm -22.96^{0.28}_{0.26}$	$\rm -0.93^{0.23}_{0.29}$	$\rm 2.3^{0.31}_{0.26}$

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