We consider the damped wave equation $\alpha u_{tt}+u_t=u_{xx}-V^{\text{'}}\left(u\right)$ on the whole real line, where $V$ is a bistable potential. This equation has travelling front solutions of the form $u(x,t)=h(x-st)$ which describe a moving interface between two different steady states of the system, one of which being the global minimum of $V$. We show that, if the initial data are sufficiently close to the profile of a front for large $\left|x\right|$, the solution of the damped wave equation converges uniformly on $ℝ$ to a travelling front as $t\to +\infty$. The proof of this global stability...

We consider the model, proposed by Dawidowicz and Zalasiński, describing the interactions between the heterotrophic and autotrophic organisms coexisting in a terrestrial environment with available oxygen. We modify this model by assuming intraspecific competition between heterotrophic organisms. Moreover, we introduce a diffusion of both types of organisms and oxygen. The basic properties of the extended model are examined and illustrated by numerical simulations.