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:
2022 (1)2021 (1)
2020 (1)
2018 (1)
You could use our publication index for further requests.
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.
