Table 2. Relative
importance of 44 state/physiographic area units in the Northeast. Regional
importance is based on atlas-block concentrations of high-priority species (see Table 1). Conservation concern is based on
atlas-block concentrations of priority species that show declining population trend (see
Methods).
| State / physiographic area |
Area importance score |
Area concern score |
| 28 -
New Hampshire |
100 |
5 |
| 27 -
Connecticut |
87 |
38 |
| 21 -
West Virginia |
86 |
100 |
| 24 -
Maryland |
85 |
76 |
| 27 -
Vermont |
83 |
24 |
| 12 -
New York |
82 |
52 |
| 13 -
Maryland |
81 |
66 |
| 27 -
New Hampshire |
80 |
12 |
| 22 -
West Virginia |
80 |
61 |
| 28 -
Vermont |
76 |
7 |
| 12 -
Connecticut |
75 |
24 |
| 28 -
Maine |
73 |
5 |
| 24 -
West Virginia |
73 |
39 |
| 27 -
Massachusetts |
73 |
15 |
| 13 -
West Virginia |
71 |
43 |
| 12 -
Maine |
71 |
7 |
| 23 -
Virginia |
71 |
23 |
| 27 -
New York |
70 |
24 |
| 10 -
Maryland |
70 |
22 |
| 24 -
New York |
70 |
42 |
| 27 -
Maine |
70 |
7 |
| 22 -
Pennsylvania |
68 |
68 |
| 18 -
Vermont |
67 |
19 |
| 24 -
Pennsylvania |
66 |
37 |
| 13 -
Pennsylvania |
66 |
36 |
| 26 -
New York |
65 |
4 |
| 13 -
Virginia |
64 |
31 |
| 13 -
New York |
64 |
29 |
| 21 -
Virginia |
64 |
34 |
| 10 -
Virginia |
63 |
16 |
| 4 -
Maryland |
62 |
17 |
| 4 -
Delaware |
62 |
14 |
| 12 -
Pennsylvania |
58 |
13 |
| 16 -
New York |
57 |
37 |
| 11 -
Virginia |
55 |
11 |
| 10 -
Pennsylvania |
53 |
10 |
| 18 -
New York |
53 |
15 |
| 12 -
Rhode Island |
51 |
8 |
| 12 -
Massachusetts |
51 |
9 |
| 9 -
New York |
44 |
4 |
| 4 -
Virginia |
40 |
6 |
| 3 -
Virginia |
33 |
4 |
| 4 -
Pennsylvania |
32 |
5 |
| 9 -
Massachusetts |
32 |
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