Define
so and . Part (a) already gives
Using the quotient rule,
and hence the reduced Plant SI model with logistic total population is
For every , logistic growth gives . The asymptotic prevalence equation is therefore
If , its only nonnegative equilibrium is , which attracts all prevalences. If , is unstable and the stable value is . Combining these values with recovers exactly the equilibria and outcomes in part (b).
Insert
into the continuity equation. Its zeroth-order part is the homogeneous cosmological continuity equation
Since is spatially homogeneous, the terms of first order in give
On the other hand, the quotient rule and the background equation imply
Substitution of the first-order equation yields the linearized cosmological continuity equation
The ratio is the density contrast.
Let
be the vertical absolute vorticity. Taking the vertical curl of the momentum equation removes both the tidal potential and the isothermal pressure force, because each is a gradient field. The two-dimensional vorticity equation is
The surface-density equation is
The quotient rule now gives
Since is the vortensity,