Editing Quercus rubra (section)

===Invasiveness in Europe===
It was introduced to Europe in the 1700s and has naturalized throughout most of western and central Europe.<ref name="euforgen" />
Across western and central Europe, the northern red oak has become the fourth-most significant invasive species, colonizing several regions across [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], [[Northern Italy]], [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]], [[European Russia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-distribution-of-Q-rubra-in-Europe-based-on-NOBANIS-data-and-additionally-on-Magni_fig1_264977503|title = Figure 1. The distribution of Q. Rubra in Europe (Based on NOBANIS data}}</ref> [[the Urals]] and [[Western Siberia]]). The northern red oak is primarily found on the edges of woodland reserves in Europe, where light availability, tannin concentration, and animal dispersal are the most necessary component for the species' longevity and survival.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Wagner|first1=Viktoria|last2=Chytrý|first2=Milan|last3=Jiménez-Alfaro|first3=Borja|last4=Pergl|first4=Jan|last5=Hennekens|first5=Stephan|last6=Biurrun|first6=Idoia|last7=Knollová|first7=Ilona|last8=Berg|first8=Christian|last9=Vassilev|first9=Kiril|date=2017-09-01|title=Alien plant invasions in European woodlands|journal=Diversity and Distributions|language=en|volume=23|issue=9|pages=969–981|doi=10.1111/ddi.12592|bibcode=2017DivDi..23..969W |issn=1472-4642|doi-access=free}}</ref> The high influx of the species in Europe is primarily based on its economic productivity as a fast-growing source of [[Lumber|timber]]; however, it has been linked to lower percentages of trace elements and minerals found in the surrounding soil and reduced [[Species richness|richness]] among native oak species such as ''[[Quercus robur]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Riepas|first=Edvardas|date=2008|title=Invasiveness and ecological effects of red oak (Quercus rubra) in Lithuanian forests.|url=https://www.balticforestry.mi.lt/bf/PDF_Articles/2008-14%5B2%5D/122_130%20Riepsas%20%26%20Straigyte.pdf|journal=Baltic Forestry|volume=14|pages=122–130|archive-date=2021-05-11|access-date=2018-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511162454/https://www.balticforestry.mi.lt/bf/PDF_Articles/2008-14%5B2%5D/122_130%20Riepsas%20%26%20Straigyte.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Woziwoda|first1=Beata|last2=Kopeć|first2=Dominik|last3=Witkowski|first3=Janusz|date=2014-03-18|title=The negative impact of intentionally introduced Quercus rubra L. on a forest community|journal=Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae|language=en|volume=83|issue=1|pages=39–49|doi=10.5586/asbp.2013.035|issn=2083-9480|doi-access=free|bibcode=2014AcSBP..83...39W }}</ref>