Riding invasion waves: Spatial and temporal patterns of the invasive Lemna minuta from its arrival to its spread across Europe

•The European invasion history of Lemna minuta was spatio-temporally reconstructed.•Initial introduction events occurred along Atlantic coastal areas.•Lemna minuta occupied the UK and Central Europe by the 1980’s.•Southern Europe invasion around 1990s and still moving eastward.•Invasion routes and f...

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