“…( 1) With the construction of dams, hydropower stations, and other water conservancy facilities, the main Yangtze River and many tributaries are no longer directly connected with the upstream, midstream, or downstream, and many rivers are blocked. (2) Due to the demand for water storage and flood control, the natural fluctuation law in the Yangtze River Basin has been affected, and because of the changes in water temperature, water quantity, and hydrological law in the Yangtze River Basin, the dry season of the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake in the Yangtze River Economic Belt has advanced, which brings great challenges to the protection of the lake ecology [11]. (3) With the acceleration of urbanization, there are many sand mining sites in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the speed of sediment exploitation has exceeded the limit of natural recovery in the Yangtze River Basin, which has made the water quality safety and the living space of aquatic animals seriously threatened.…”