Ute Susanne Kaden
M.Sc. Geoecology
Address
Room 340a
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems
Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig
Tel: 0341 235 482 472
(0341 235 1643)

Education
09/2020 to present
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences: Vienna, AT
Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management
doctoral studies
04/2014 to 12/2016
TU Bergakademie Freiberg: Freiberg, DE
M.Sc. Geoecology
10/2010 to 03/2014
TU Bergakademie Freiberg: Freiberg, DE
B.Sc. Geoecology
Employment
since 11/2017
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig
Research Assistant
Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems, WG Floodplain Ecology
- Quantification of the ecosystem function denitrification in floodplains (Rhine, Main, Weser, Elbe) (project AZOTE)
- Effects of groundwater and lateral connectivity on biodiversity and contamination in Elbe floodplain soils (project ElBiota)
- Role of riverine and coastal wetlands for climate adaptation, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation (project BioClim-Wetlands)
04/2016 - 11/2016
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig
Master Candidate
Department Hydrogeology
- Groundwater flow calculations and evaluation of isotope analyses
- Quantification of nitrate degredation potential in the groundwater river interaction zone
Main research interests:
- Nitrogen dynamics and flow in the groundwater river interaction zone / floodplains
- Quantification of denitrification potentials in floodplains
- Role of riverine and coastal wetlands for climate adaptation, climate change mitigation and biodiversity
Projects
Publications
Index:
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2023 (1)
- Hecht, C., Hering, D., Horchler, P., Hoyer, M., Januschke, K., Kaden, U.S., Rieland, G., Rumm, A., Struller, F., Weber, A., Scholz, M. (2023):
Influence of lateral connectivity on floodplain vegetation along the Elbe River
Ergebnisse der Jahrestagung 2022 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL) und der deutschen und österreichischen Sektion der Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) an der Universität Konstanz vom 19. – 23. September 2022, Konstanz
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie, Essen, S. 82 - 84
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2022 (1)
- Tschikof, M., Gericke, A., Venohr, M., Weigelhofer, G., Bondar-Kunze, E., Kaden, U.S., Hein, T. (2022):
The potential of large floodplains to remove nitrate in river basins – The Danube case
Sci. Total Environ. 843 , art. 156879
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2021 (1)
- Kaden, U.S., Fuchs, E., Geyer, S., Hein, T., Horchler, P., Rupp, H., Scholz, M., Schulz-Zunkel, C., Weigelhofer, G. (2021):
Soil characteristics and hydromorphological patterns control denitrification at the floodplain scale
Front. Earth Sci. 9 , art. 708707
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2020 (1)
- Kaden, U.S., Fuchs, E., Hecht, C., Hein, T., Rupp, H., Scholz, M., Schulz-Zunkel, C. (2020):
Advancement of the acetylene inhibition technique using time series analysis on air-dried floodplain soils to quantify denitrification potential
Geosciences 10 (11), art. 431
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2018 (1)
- Trauth, N., Musolff, A., Knöller, K., Kaden, U.S., Keller, T., Werban, U., Fleckenstein, J.H. (2018):
River water infiltration enhances denitrification efficiency in riparian groundwater
Water Res. 130 , 185 - 199
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Software
2022(1)
- Kaden, U. S. (2022): Floodplain-Inundation-Calculator plugin for QGIS 3. Version 0.1. GitHub repository. Retrieved from https://github.com/usk92/Floodplain-Inundation-Calculator. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.6375580.
